Go from Frustration to Joy as a Fiction Writer...
Secrets to Becoming a Happier, More Prolific Writer!
This Might Shock You, But...When You Sit Down to Write Fiction, Forget Words! But hey, you're a writer. You love words and the perfectly crafted sentence. I know. I do, too. However, focusing on words when you're beginning your story can quickly lead to feelings of frustration, and failure. Why?
Words are to writers as numbers are to mathematicians. They're beautiful, enchanting, powerful, even mesmerizing -- but focusing on words and the perfectly crafted sentence when we are creating can make us block. Words and language reside in the left side of the brain, the home of judgment, evaluation and, you guessed it, the Inner Critic. So if you start your fiction writing with words, you leave yourself open to the nasty judgment of the ICK. Which reminds me of this quote by an ancient Zen Master: "Searching for the truth through words and speech is like sticking your head in a bowl of glue." |
Hmm... that's often what finding just the right words feels like. Right? It drives you nuts. And more often than not you give up in frustration.
Your best, most powerful and beautiful writing happens when you are not thinking about words. Your best writing happens when you are lost in your characters and the drama of your story. Then you're in the flow.
Are you interested in further exploring going from frustration to joy with your fiction writing? Is the thought of the creative chaos scary but even a bit beguiling. Then...
Your best, most powerful and beautiful writing happens when you are not thinking about words. Your best writing happens when you are lost in your characters and the drama of your story. Then you're in the flow.
Are you interested in further exploring going from frustration to joy with your fiction writing? Is the thought of the creative chaos scary but even a bit beguiling. Then...