Write Every Day
“When will I ever find the time to write?” It’s the lament of everyone who has ever sat down with a pen or a laptop and attempted to create a memoir, a poem, a short story or a full-fledged novel. Excuses begone! Stretch your writing fingers, pull your best characters and storylines out of the [...]
For those of you who live with writers, please understand that words are like oxygen to us. If we’re not scribbling a few thoughts or ideas into a notebook – or onto the closest scrap of paper we can find – we do, indeed, become frothing-at-the-mouth frenzied.
Some of the most interesting subjects are borne of snatches of conversation overheard at the coffee shop, the pharmacy, the Waffle House.
We all want to be the “next big thing.” We all want to give the talks, get writer’s cramp just signing books for hours on end, to see our books on the shelves of big box and Indie book stores alike, and to have our Amazon link come up on Page One of a Google search.
Come up with an idea, work out the details in your notebook, on a napkin, even on your arm if all you have is an ink pen… then start writing. When your story feels secure enough in this world, it’s ready for its opening line – not a moment sooner.
Do you wonder how to begin writing? Turn to the five senses for inspiration!
By consciously practicing and honing your skills, you’ll become a more powerful and confident communicator.
Believe in what you write. If you have confidence in your skills then, by golly, you’re halfway there!
There’s lasting value in writing well, even if you just write for yourself.
My one requirement of each student is to “Write Every Day.”
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