Write even when you have nothing to say

http://www.whattofix.com/blog/archives/2011/03/write-even-when.php

by DanielBMarkham • 15 years ago

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johnyqi• 15 years ago

Great advice. Funny enough, just today I had idea to start writing a book. I wrote one page introduction and than got bored. Will have to train my writing muscle bit more.

RiderOfGiraffes• 15 years ago

This is precisely the advice I give to M.Sc. and Ph.D. students/candidates. Write. Write lots. Write every day. Write now. Right now.

Learn the craft of writing now, while you have time. When it's time to write your thesis, it's too late.

DanielBMarkham• 15 years ago

Write now. Right now.

I like that and plan on stealing it.

Not that this quote applies to me, but it's germane: Bad artists copy. Great artists steal. - Pablo Picasso

The point being that everything you write does not have to be unique or earth-shattering. Many times what we call "writer's block" is simply applying a perfectionist mindset to the act of writing.

pithos• 15 years ago

I like to use http://750words.com/ to help push me to daily writing. A simple canvas to write with some light game mechanics to keep things competitive. Trying to type three pages of text every day is damn hard but the flow of text, ideas, and spelling (darn Autocorrect!) does improve with time.

martharotter• 15 years ago

Great advice! I find the hardest part is just getting in the zone where I'm not distracted and constantly alt-tabbing to other things.

Ommwriter (http://www.ommwriter.com/) is a great writing tool to keep distractions at bay and focus you on your writing. There's a free version, but the better version is also quite inexpensive ($4 I think).

Write even when you have nothing to say

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