How long are you going to leave your writing out in the cold? Writing begets writing. Daily writing creates energy and momentum in your writing naturally follows. Pay attention to your own energy levels throughout the day. For most people, morning is when the brain is its brightest and easiest to train to leap into action with a few prompts from the subconsciousness. Let's call these prompts triggers.
( a very popular word at the moment like zone used to be)
Try this: Write every single day of your life. Write whether or not it's Christmas, you just got bad news, or if you just got good news. Maybe you're too sick to get out of bed, but I'll bet you could write for 15 minutes in your journal. If you can't, then get ye to the emergency room. Journals can be a repository for feelings, thoughts, and ideas for any type of future project, or you can just do some venting on the pages. It's a win-win situation.
I like to write in coffee places. Sometimes the noise is horrendous but, usually, it's not too bad. Try different places until you find one that suits you. In the winter, I like to go to Vic's Coffee out by Longmont's airport. (It has a new name that escapes me right now) It has an awesome fireplace that turns me on in the winter. (there's more than one way to be turned on, you know) The place is friendly, always has a table open, and I can happily do some writing while I'm there. In summer, Cafe Luna is near my house and has a great porch to sit on. The view of the mountains is a big plus.
Having any sort of a routine will pay off, but you have to start working on some regularity with your writing intentions. Don't say you don't have the time. I hear people who aren't writing, also discuss the television series they're following, the complex video games they love, and they are always checking email and facebook. So try to jumpstart your creative process by trying to write at the same time every day, use your lucky pen and favorite notebook, or toss the laptop in a bag and go to a coffee place. But do it the same way as much as possible every day. Begin with one week. Try to go Sunday through Saturday, putting words on paper or screen each and every day. If you succeed, then don't stop.
The difference between being a writer (which implies a serious lifelong dedication), and being someone who just wants to be a writer, is the marriage of intention with output. Put some out, people.
My writing was out in Antarctica but it's now on a slow boat to China. I'm moving in the right direction.
My granddaughter, E, learned a song in Montessori about the names of the continents. As kind of an aside during the song, the kids would sing, "And don't forget Antarctica". This morning, as her mother was leaving for work, E yelled out the door, "And don't forget Antarctica, Mommy". Substitute writing
for Antarctica for a week and see what happens.
( a very popular word at the moment like zone used to be)
Try this: Write every single day of your life. Write whether or not it's Christmas, you just got bad news, or if you just got good news. Maybe you're too sick to get out of bed, but I'll bet you could write for 15 minutes in your journal. If you can't, then get ye to the emergency room. Journals can be a repository for feelings, thoughts, and ideas for any type of future project, or you can just do some venting on the pages. It's a win-win situation.
I like to write in coffee places. Sometimes the noise is horrendous but, usually, it's not too bad. Try different places until you find one that suits you. In the winter, I like to go to Vic's Coffee out by Longmont's airport. (It has a new name that escapes me right now) It has an awesome fireplace that turns me on in the winter. (there's more than one way to be turned on, you know) The place is friendly, always has a table open, and I can happily do some writing while I'm there. In summer, Cafe Luna is near my house and has a great porch to sit on. The view of the mountains is a big plus.
Having any sort of a routine will pay off, but you have to start working on some regularity with your writing intentions. Don't say you don't have the time. I hear people who aren't writing, also discuss the television series they're following, the complex video games they love, and they are always checking email and facebook. So try to jumpstart your creative process by trying to write at the same time every day, use your lucky pen and favorite notebook, or toss the laptop in a bag and go to a coffee place. But do it the same way as much as possible every day. Begin with one week. Try to go Sunday through Saturday, putting words on paper or screen each and every day. If you succeed, then don't stop.
The difference between being a writer (which implies a serious lifelong dedication), and being someone who just wants to be a writer, is the marriage of intention with output. Put some out, people.
My writing was out in Antarctica but it's now on a slow boat to China. I'm moving in the right direction.
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My granddaughter, E, learned a song in Montessori about the names of the continents. As kind of an aside during the song, the kids would sing, "And don't forget Antarctica". This morning, as her mother was leaving for work, E yelled out the door, "And don't forget Antarctica, Mommy". Substitute writing
for Antarctica for a week and see what happens.
My writing is like a ship at sea, one day calm and the next stormy. I just wrote 5 pages of my bad guy's story, now need to finish it and get on to the protagonist's. I think this is turning out to be a valuable exercise for getting back on track with my novel. Good luck on your writing endeavors!
ReplyDeleteSo happy to hear you've been writing! The Friday deadline approaches.
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