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tips on "getting started"??
Started this discussion. Last reply by Carla Hinde Feb 28, 2011. 20 Replies 0 Likes
i'm having a "writers block" of sorts.not for lack of thoughts and ideas, just lack of assurance that they are worth writing out, and lack of gumption to start the act of writing. any of you…Continue
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Carla Hinde replied to the discussion 'tips on "getting started"??'
"thank you, new friends, for all of your encouraging and thoughtful insights.
when i signed up here, on a whim, i had no idea of the community i was entering.
i'm really honored to be one of you!
i have been writing. someone mentioned…"
Laura Blowers Moyer replied to the discussion 'tips on "getting started"??'
"Carla,
I can't remember which famous writer it was who said that writers write not because they want to, but because they have to. I don't think writing is about whether or not we believe that we have something more meaningful to say…"
Claire Vorster replied to the discussion 'tips on "getting started"??'
"Carla - your ideas are worth writing. You know why? Because you want to write them. When your soul is telling us to do something of value, something creative, it's a good thing. All you have to do is start, and you have…"
Padmavani Karkera replied to the discussion 'tips on "getting started"??'
"Carla, I am not really a disciplined writer. I write when I feel like writing. The problem with this approach is that in the middle of dealing with and managing the various dynamics of my life , I wasn't writing what I wanted to write.
What…"
Jessie Burche replied to the discussion 'tips on "getting started"??'
"Is it weird that I'm going to recommend a book for writer's block? Every time I start feeling the pressure to write only incredible pieces that are the next American Novel, I think of Stephen King's On Writing. That book truly…"
Mickie Sherwood replied to the discussion 'tips on "getting started"??'
"Hi, all,
Carla, I had to comment on this writer's block thing. It's definitely troublesome. What works for me is a little exertion. Like cleaning windows for one. The last big bout with the block and I ended up with a beautifully…"
T A_A I replied to the discussion 'tips on "getting started"??'
"Great tips :)!. I am working thanks to this."
Ami Mattison replied to the discussion 'tips on "getting started"??'
"Linda, I totally agree with Jill. You might be surprised by what you can do in 25-30 mins of writing a day. And you may find many days in which you don't want to stop at half an hour!
As for morning pages, I simply write 3-4 long-hand pages…"
Linda Tzoref replied to the discussion 'tips on "getting started"??'
"Are there any tips on getting started on trying to write a novel?!?! I hate to even use that word. Jill--you really think writing for just 25 minutes can make a difference? Maybe I'm taking your suggestion too literally.…"
Jill Dearman replied to the discussion 'tips on "getting started"??'
"Carla, the only way to discover how rich an idea is is to follow it wherever it leads you. You know that, though! I suggest a little five minute meditation and then a promise to yourself that you'll spend the next 25 min writing. Half an hour…"
Ami Mattison replied to the discussion 'tips on "getting started"??'
"I use Julia Cameron's morning pages (3-4 long-hand pages daily) as an exercise to get me going every day. The morning pages aren't intended to be "good," just a way to get warmed up. Once I've done that then I feel confident…"
Linda Tzoref replied to the discussion 'tips on "getting started"??'
"I am having the exact same problem. Unfortunately, not sure whether I can offer any tips. As I see it, you have two choices: you can quit, or you can keep going and push on through. Probably not very helpful, but I struggle…"
Sharon Stead replied to the discussion 'tips on "getting started"??'
"Yup! A little delusion goes a long way! Or is it a lot of delusion goes a little way? Both work for me! :)"
Kelli Swearingen replied to the discussion 'tips on "getting started"??'
"I think Sharon pretty much hit the nail on the head with her comment.
Also,even when I'm writing something for someone else, I pretend it's for me, that way I'm not sitting there imagining what the person would be saying if they saw…"
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- At 11:16pm on September 2, 2010,
Kate Hanselman said… - Welcome to She Writes Carla! So glad to have you here.
Check out Getting Started, an easy-to-use guide to, well, getting started.
Don’t forget to head over to the She Writes Blog and let us know what you think!
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