Lynn Dickinson shares tips to help writers honestly examine their writing routines to make the changes necessary to achieve their writing goals.
As an assignment, I asked my students to take a close look at their own thoughts and behavior patterns around writing or not writing.
“Every morning I tell myself I’m going to write something today, but then different things come up and I just don’t do it. Morning turns into afternoon, which turns into evening, and I keep thinking I’m going to write something—just later on. Then about 7:30 I tell myself I’m too tired or busy or whatever. I’ll write tomorrow. Then the next day, I do the exact same thing to myself all over again—but it feels new because I have new reasons every day for not writing. And I never (or rarely) actually write anything. When I think about how long this has been going on, I start to feel guilty and ashamed. Help?”
When I received this assignment entry from one of my students, I rejoiced. It may sound a bit rude of me, but the situation is not as dire as it may seem. There is reason for great optimism here. Why? Three reasons…
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