Writer, Don’t Write
Today is the day you don’t want to write. Today is the day that writing is hard, no fun at all. “I don’t want to.” And yet, you’ve made a commitment to yourself to work on your novel, your short story, poem, essay, book.
Posts Tagged ‘writers block’
Write a Sh*^@tty First Draft Fast
The best and quickest way to start writing is to give yourself permission to write a shitty first draft. This great piece of advice was garnered from Anne Lamott’s book on writing and the writing life, Bird by Bird. So you want to write that article, blog post, or chapter?
First, give yourself permission to write [...]
Passion for Writing: Invite the Writing Block to Lunch
Writing blocks, these monsters–these hydra that attack from behind–how do we deal with them?!
Turn and face yours. And know that you are not alone. Every writer on the planet has probably experienced moments of complete block.
To get to know this creature better, invite him, her or it to a meal. Be [...]
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