Dear Writer, Are You Intuitive?
Questions to ask: “Have I gone back and read a couple of chapters?” and “Do I need to go back to the beginning of the book?”
Becca Syme • Dear Writer, Are You Intuitive?
There’s a big difference between “I should keep writing” (which is an external-voice shamer, or an internal-assimilated voice shamer) and “I just know I need to keep writing.”
Becca Syme • Dear Writer, Are You Intuitive?
The other 5/8 of writers bounce back and forth between needing to know something and needing to know nothing.
Becca Syme • Dear Writer, Are You Intuitive?
It really
Becca Syme • Dear Writer, Are You Intuitive?
More importantly, editing is one of the best ways to hone your intuition.
Becca Syme • Dear Writer, Are You Intuitive?
Increasing your ability to be wrong, or your ability to see failure as the path to success will pay off exponentially. This might be the most important skill an intuitive can possess.
Becca Syme • Dear Writer, Are You Intuitive?
Those creatives who tend to draft by intuition desperately need the reminder that story existed before structure was codified.
Becca Syme • Dear Writer, Are You Intuitive?
Walking away from the computer faster. Writing about writing without the “I give up” moment. Going to research the thing I keep trying to avoid researching. Leaving the house faster. Tracking back to read what you’ve already written without it being the last resort.
Becca Syme • Dear Writer, Are You Intuitive?
We know before we know how we know.