Draft 0 and the Joy of Just Starting to Write
We’ve already written a fair deal about what it’s like to get stuck with writing, some strategies for overcoming stuckness, and what unstuck writing tends to feel like. Today, let’s […]
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Writers on the Struggle to Write Well
Today we will step back and look at a selection of relevant quotes by working writers. We should treasure their candid takes about the process of writing. Is Writer’s Block […]
Self-regulation (Part 2): Meeting Inspiration Half-way
In the first part of this series, we started considering how to treat writing as craft and not as a mysterious and inspired gift. Because the sad truth is that […]
The Zen of Writing (Part 3): Gracefully Overwhelmed Work
Writing, in almost all its forms, is creative work. One of the most common pitfalls of creative work is overwhelm. It arises for many different reasons. Maybe we are overly […]
The Zen of Writing (Part 1): Flow
Writing should be fun, but it seems impossible to make it fun. Last week we touched on some negative aspects of writing: the inevitable stuck places, the frustrations, the overwhelm. […]
Writer’s Block (Part 2)
Writing is hard and will always be hard. Writer’s block will always be lurking in the wings. When it comes, it comes as a big pile of interrelated feelings. Our […]
Self-regulation (Part 1)
Writing requires many different kinds of self-regulation. The problem is, this term hides shocking complexity. But let’s try to get a handle on a specific piece of the self-regulation puzzle: […]
Psychological Research and Writing Strategies
All writing teachers and coaches have a toolbox of strategies, tips, and tricks for helping stuck learners. Practical experience is key, but academic studies offer another helpful perspective. At the […]
Writer’s Block
Hello world! In this blog series we will explore the many ways in which writers search for, and typically fail to find, that elusive concept of clarity. Along the way, […]