Writing is often about waiting for the right story, the right scene, the right word. Learn to trust what you know is true about what works and what doesn’t.
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Writing is often about waiting for the right story, the right scene, the right word. Learn to trust what you know is true about what works and what doesn’t.
Writing is often about waiting for the right story, the right scene, the right word. Learn to trust what you know is true about what works and what doesn’t.
Creativity is very active, but all the stories and songs and poems that have ever been written began with listening, when artist heard the inspiration offered to them.
Nothing feels better than getting in the flow. Yet this fantastic experience requires nothing but the focus of own attention. A great reminder when we’re feeling down.
Writing is about the search for the effortless path. Our job is to test for resistance with every scene, sentence, and word. When we meet it, we have to find a different way forward.
Sometimes we have a low-running fear of writing. We’ve created unfriendly story about what’s waiting for us at the desk. We have to change that story and make it as friendly as possible
You would think we wouldn’t need to ask this, but it’s easy sometimes to accept experiences AND stories we don’t really like. Pay close attention to your preferences. They’re your best guide.
Your confidence doesn’t come from success. It’s something you’re born with that you have to find every time you write. Jane Friedman interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UHldR_smYVs?si=Fb0klOIBQOpA7iHS
Writing teaches us that our focus is everything. Nothing can control our focus but ourselves. The conditions of our life will change, but our focus will always be in our control.
There’s no such thing as good and bad in a story – just what belongs or what doesn’t. The same is true for you. There’s nothing wrong with you that success will fix. There’s just the right path or the wrong path
Every story has already been told – but that’s all right. By telling your specific version, you’ll help us remember why love matters, why life matters, why we matter. Your readers will never tire of hearing that.
A creative question is one to which only you have the answer. These are the most important questions in our lives, and writing is a great way to practice getting the “right” answer.
You don’t have to please anyone. You don’t have to care about your results. You don’t have to be good enough. You just have to get into that true writing headspace, and let the rest take care of itself.
It’s hard to remember, especially as an artist, but you’re only job is to please yourself. Forget the applause and the reviews. Those only come after you’ve satisfied your own unique aesthetic.
Writing is often about waiting for the right story, the right scene, the right word. Learn to trust what you know is true about what works and what doesn’t.
