Brian ~ when I find myself blocked, I revert back to my old way: paper & pen. I'm always shocked how things start to flow, and I feel excited. Not sure that's for everyone, but look at this interesting, new research. "...musicians who are highly experienced at improvisation rely primarily on their left hemisphere. This suggests that creativity is a "right-brain ability" when a person deals with an unfamiliar situation but that creativity draws on well-learned, left-hemisphere routines when a person is experienced at the task." This could explain why I am successful when I put a pen or pencil in my right hand & "light up" my left hemisphere routine since I'm pretty experienced at the task. Just a thought. Glad you were able to get the ball rolling... xoxo
It’s like peeling an onion. Layer by layer you add to it. My son used to get writers block in high school. I would have him talk to me about what he wanted to write about. He was better verbally. I’d capture bullet points on a dry erase board. He would take those points and organize them and start writing.
Once you get all of these stories on paper it will be very cathartic. I’m looking forward to buying a copy.
I have been trying to go 500 words at a time. It hasn’t been happening every day but there are also those big word days every so often. Keep crushing it.
Brian ~ when I find myself blocked, I revert back to my old way: paper & pen. I'm always shocked how things start to flow, and I feel excited. Not sure that's for everyone, but look at this interesting, new research. "...musicians who are highly experienced at improvisation rely primarily on their left hemisphere. This suggests that creativity is a "right-brain ability" when a person deals with an unfamiliar situation but that creativity draws on well-learned, left-hemisphere routines when a person is experienced at the task." This could explain why I am successful when I put a pen or pencil in my right hand & "light up" my left hemisphere routine since I'm pretty experienced at the task. Just a thought. Glad you were able to get the ball rolling... xoxo
It’s like peeling an onion. Layer by layer you add to it. My son used to get writers block in high school. I would have him talk to me about what he wanted to write about. He was better verbally. I’d capture bullet points on a dry erase board. He would take those points and organize them and start writing.
Once you get all of these stories on paper it will be very cathartic. I’m looking forward to buying a copy.
If the writing process is similar to the reading process, bring your tissues.
I have been trying to go 500 words at a time. It hasn’t been happening every day but there are also those big word days every so often. Keep crushing it.