I’m at work from Monday to Friday. Every second Thursday, I’m at Toastmasters. Every Sunday, at church. These are things I do on those days. Commitments I’ve made, that I keep. In September 2022, I started testing the idea of saying “This is what I do on Wednesdays” concerning blogging. Up to that point, my … Continue reading This is what I do…
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Embarrassing…
In recent months my dad has taken to playing his keyboard in the park. He finds a shady tree and knocks out tunes to his heart’s content. Not having to worry about “keeping it down" for the neighbours – it’s a place for him to play freely. Dad’s lizard brain would argue he needs to … Continue reading Embarrassing…
Word-less
Here is what I am working on now… Saying what I need to say with consideration of the person listening or reading. Doing my best not to take up too much time and more importantly to give them something for their time. To edit what I say so it is clear and succinct. A waffly, … Continue reading Word-less
Four weeks in a row…
This is my fourth week of publishing on Wednesdays – my almost-first-month anniversary! Woo hoo! A thought came to mind as I finished last week’s post - it may not be 100% perfect, but it is 100% published! As James Victore says in his wonderful book Feck Perfuction: Should you strive for excellence? Of course. … Continue reading Four weeks in a row…
This is what I do on Wednesdays … starting today
Every time I hit "Publish", I say to myself, I will write more. I will write weekly. Fortnightly. Ok – DEFINITELY monthly… The last time I published was in July. It is now September! What if I elevated writing to be as important as the other commitments, that I DO keep each week… Like the … Continue reading This is what I do on Wednesdays … starting today
A paragraph a day…
Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash My friend Sue Heatherington, author of the inspiring book Quiet Disruptors and who also publishes daily on her blog, gave me this helpful suggestion regarding writing “… perhaps restart your practice by making baby steps. Just a paragraph a day, in SFD mode, to develop a rhythm”. Sue’s suggestion was the first … Continue reading A paragraph a day…
The wrinkles of time
Last week the wonderful Dawn Kotzer, said this “The reality is, I do my art inside the wrinkles of time between other priorities of the day.” This wonderful statement - “wrinkles of time” has kicked ole “not enough time” and her mate “there’s no point starting”, off their perch. Moments between tasks have value. … Continue reading The wrinkles of time
Writing is like sculpting
I often struggle with the time it takes me to take an idea and form text around it. Text that I am happy with. Text that I am ready to publish. Recently I got exasperated by the process. WHY CAN'T I WRITE THIS? A revelation came to me that writing is like sculpting. An … Continue reading Writing is like sculpting
Worth writing about
In the past week, I have learned two writing tips worth sharing. Tip 1 from Safi Bahcall FBR is an acronym used by Safi Bahcall which stands for Fast, Bad and wRong. Safi's writing tip is that you don’t worry about proof-reading, fact-checking or grammar and instead focus solely on getting your thoughts down as quickly as … Continue reading Worth writing about
There’s no such thing as writer’s block
As part of the Blogging 201 course yesterday, I watched a video by Andrea Badgley titled "Publish in 10 minutes per day". Check it out - it's full of awesome tips. She tackles the issue of writer's block with the suggestion that we set aside a box and fill it with prompts, adding to it anytime we think … Continue reading There’s no such thing as writer’s block
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