Writing
Love to write~
Writing
Your first audience is always yourself. You write because it’s a good idea, because you’ve wanted to forever, because memory becomes more real when you are able to capture even the smallest piece of a story. You write because maybe there will be a reader or two. Maybe not. You write not to use your piece to get you anywhere, but because you’ve... See more
Oldster Magazine • What Good Are Our Memories If We Never Share Them?
You could write regularly in a notebook – or keep a diary – do you ever do that?’ ‘Not really,’ Susie shook her head. ‘Not for ages.’ ‘It might help you identify what you’re good at and what you’re interested in. You could try writing every day, about the things that happen, the things you think about. Use the diary to explore your feelings and
... See moreMiranda France • The Writing School
This quiet looking and thinking is the imagination; it is letting in ideas.
Brenda Ueland • If You Want to Write
1. Read something great. Tolstoy. Dickens. Flaubert.
2. Phone in the other room.
3. Noise cancelling headphones. (Essential).
4. Just keep going.
5. Wallow in the best bits. Read aloud. Write them down. Put them on the wall.
7. Read same book as a friend.
8. Just.... See more
Henry Oliverx.comResearch. It’s not as simple as going to the library and checking out a book or consulting Wikipedia and calling it a day. In the same vein as the previous point on pulling information, you must ensure that you are finding a complete and thorough understanding of a topic through five steps: gather, filter, find patterns, seek dissent, and put it
... See morePeter Hollins • The Science of Self-Learning: How to Teach Yourself Anything, Learn More in Less Time, and Direct Your Own Education (Learning how to Learn Book 1)
Use loneliness. Its ache creates urgency to reconnect with the world. Take that aching and use it to propel you deeper into your need for expression—to speak, to say who you are and how you care about light and rooms and lullabies.
Natalie Goldberg • Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
