Before a run or a workout, you need to warm up. You stretch or activate the muscles before you expect your body to perform, right? Well, it's the same for writing! If we want our minds to perform, we need to warm them up. Stretch it, ease it in, get the cogs turning. If you… Continue reading How to Write More Frequently: Warm Up Tips
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Discovering myself as a writer this summer
I think what I've loved about writing this summer is that it has been a real exploration of my voice as a writer. I've had to suppress the urge to fixate on 'what is this novel about?' because that, perhaps, doesn't serve me in the beginning stages of an idea. If an idea is old… Continue reading Discovering myself as a writer this summer
How to be a practising writer
I’m changing the terminology I use about many areas of my life in order to change how I feel about them, including my writing. I don’t want to call myself an amateur writer - because I’m not; I’ve been writing for a long time and it has negative connotations of being bad at something almost.… Continue reading How to be a practising writer
S. R. Crawford 