Austin Kleon encourages us to be attentive and diligent in writing down all our thoughts and sift through them for later exploration. How about ratcheting up your powers of attentiveness? Here are a few ideas from Cris Freese in this Writer’s Digest article. Reminder: Simply restricting one or more of Read more…
However, if you prefer someone who’s a bit more locked in… Take a look at this post from daily writing tips.com Or…be your own writing coach. Here’s an interesting look at this approach.
Maybe you took Austin Kleon’s 30-Day Challenge. And you nailed it. And then that question: What’s next? Consider this thought from Ian Svenonius, Supernatural Strategies for Making a Rock ‘n’ Roll Group: You will never know exactly what you must do, it will never be enough… no matter what change you achieve, Read more…
Who can blame you? Some folks post content about setting goals, about finishing, establishing habits. And those same shmucks then post suggestions to break habits, to mix things up. And they glorify those times when they procrastinate on their writing. Who are these people and why are they allowed to Read more…
Your sacred habits? Behold the thrill of breaking one.** Change things up. Write a letter to the editor. Write a letter to an editor. Set the timer for twenty minutes. Race against the clock and generate as many words as you can. [If you need to cheat, list a few topics Read more…
Every day, you head straight to work. Why don’t you head straight to play instead? Maybe–armed with your journal and a favorite writing book–a side trip to a quiet coffee shop? Not a bad way to start the day–as a writer, not as a colleague working on the Herlihy account.
Hey, we all need them. How about… “I’d be writing but… “That chocolate chip skillet cookie just had to be made. And eaten.” [My wife did the baking; I helped her with the eating.] “Geeeez, that Hallmark movie’s Nielsen Ratings need me.” “Right now, I’m getting more concrete results from Read more…
With help from Seth Godin. One kind of practice fits the traditional definition. We repeat processes until we improve. Shooting baskets, playing ‘Greensleeves’, making the perfect sunnyside-up egg. Says Godin: “The other kind of practice is more valuable but far more rare.” “This is the practice of failure. Of trying on Read more…
Courtesy of me. I’m going with three projects to finish in December. 1. An online mini-course on ‘writing to learn’. 2. The Eclectic’s Journal 3. Leaning toward the mundane, simply put: Car in the garage by January, 2018. [Granted, it’s not even close to ‘hoarder’s condition’, but really, it’s been Read more…
You’ve been encouraged before to see projects through. Here. And here. One month left in 2017. What can you put in the plus column? More guidance from Jon Acuff , author of Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done. I’ll even join you. My challenge: Finish three projects by December 31. Read more…