Writing Practice
How much of my time can I describe as writing practice? Every time I read something, every time I write something down, every time i daydream and an idea floats through my mind, every time I converse with someone and note the conversation in my mind, every time I watch something that inspires me or makes me want to recreate it?
In this case, I guess I am spending a lot of my time practicing, despite the fact that not much of this practice ever reaches the page, I can now understand how a writer can spend their days in this eternal circle of inspiration, waiting for the drip feed of words to start every morning. I can happily wake up to writing exercises and tap away at my keyboard all day. Most of what I write might be drivel, but with each and every word I feel as though I am achieving something. Each word, each document filled is a milestone, practice notches on my writing belt.
I am beginning to understand. I'm reading Wild Mind by Natalie Goldberg which allows me to wake up and exercise my writing mind each day. Her exercises are so helpful for me to wake up my writing mind, like freefall writing which we were used to in Undergrad.
I'm also tackling Melvin Burgess's The Hit which I'm afraid to say I'm not massively enjoying. But today has been a successful writing day. I submitted my Dissertation Proposal forms which means it's beginning which is HELLA SCARY.
My writing brain is awake, time to get on with real assignments.
Today's soundtrack: Linkin Park
In this case, I guess I am spending a lot of my time practicing, despite the fact that not much of this practice ever reaches the page, I can now understand how a writer can spend their days in this eternal circle of inspiration, waiting for the drip feed of words to start every morning. I can happily wake up to writing exercises and tap away at my keyboard all day. Most of what I write might be drivel, but with each and every word I feel as though I am achieving something. Each word, each document filled is a milestone, practice notches on my writing belt.
I am beginning to understand. I'm reading Wild Mind by Natalie Goldberg which allows me to wake up and exercise my writing mind each day. Her exercises are so helpful for me to wake up my writing mind, like freefall writing which we were used to in Undergrad.
I'm also tackling Melvin Burgess's The Hit which I'm afraid to say I'm not massively enjoying. But today has been a successful writing day. I submitted my Dissertation Proposal forms which means it's beginning which is HELLA SCARY.
My writing brain is awake, time to get on with real assignments.
Today's soundtrack: Linkin Park
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