writing practice
Writers have kept notebooks since time immemorial. The auctorial equivalent to the artist’s sketchbook is the “commonplace book,” which can contain everything from newspaper clippings to grocery lists to attempts to capture those inspirational bolts out of the blue.
I’m sure that somewhere out there, there is a writer who is far more disciplined tha... See more
I’m sure that somewhere out there, there is a writer who is far more disciplined tha... See more
Cory Doctorow • The Memex Method
From experience, I knew what to do. Write. Write anything. Bad sentences, meaningless sentences, anything to get the mind fixed again to that sheet of paper and oblivious of the ‘real’ world. Write until the words begin to make sense, the cogs mesh, the wheels start to turn, the creaking movement quickens and becomes a smooth, oiled run, and then,
... See moreMary Stewart • Stormy Petrel
We have lived; our moments are important. This is what it is to be a writer: to be the carrier of details that make up history, to care about the orange booths in the coffee shop in Owatonna.
Natalie Goldberg • Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
The one practice I kept was writing. It made the cut because I can’t deny how many good things in my life have come as a result of my putting words out into the world. It also felt like a respite: one area where I wasn’t skeptical of my identity. I’m at my most courageous on the page because interrogating my feelings with words feels justified and
... See moreMolly Mielke • (self) concept
The vicious circle: the less often I engage in any creative pursuits, the harder it is for me to start. Creative work makes us feel better, but like everything that requires practice, it becomes harder when we stop, partially because we lose the benefits it gives us.
111 - Untested
For me, carving out the time for writing—even when there's a million and five other things that need to get done—is pivotal in STRETCHING time.
It's pretty simple: the days I write, I have more space inside.
It's pretty simple: the days I write, I have more space inside.
Tomorrow: *Community Discovery Writing Gathering* Zoom info inside
These days, when I’m stuck in my own work, rather than banging my head against the same wall, I try to get a different perspective. That could be as simple as switching from writing on a computer to longhand, or from writing to drawing if it’s relevant, or even just going for a run — which is remarkably effective at giving me new ideas when I’m stu
... See moredavidepstein.bulletin.com • A Technique Championed by Russian Writers (And Fraggles) Can Give You a New Perspective | Meta Bulletin
Finding the right-fit homes for your writing takes time and continual experimentation. Building supportive systems is part of making a writing practice that feels true to you .
Maggy • Whim worship
"We are citizens of the most powerful country in the world, and it is a country that stands upon the wrong side of every liberation struggle on earth. I want you to feel what that means."