[stylist] Does Anyone Write Daily as a Routine No Matter What's Going On?
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
bkpollpeter at gmail.com
Tue Oct 25 19:48:42 UTC 2016
And outlines will inevitably change. But they give a starting point, a goal
to work towards, even if the goal changes.
Bridgit
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I think for the story I am trying to work on, I am going to create an
outline.
I have always understood why others needed outlines, but used to just like
to get right to it. If I do an outline that would still be writing, and
maybe it would give me some ideas of what I'm going to do with my
characters.
Vejas
> On Oct 25, 2016, at 09:28, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via stylist
<stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Lynda,
>
> Really great advice. I particularly like the description of focus on
> what you need to accomplish, step-by-step, to make certain intentions
> come to fruition. I find setting a mental but also tangible, physical
> goal helps me to not become overwhelmed and just work. For example,
> the thought of finishing a thesis for my MFA seems so daunting, but
> when I think about writing 40 pages every 4 weeks, it seems more
> realistic to creating an entire book-length manuscript. I can handle
> 40 pages in a 4 week time frame, helping me to just focus on writing
> and not get anxious. It keeps me grounded to the present, able to keep
working.
>
> Bridgit
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lynda
> Lambert via stylist
> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 7:58 AM
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> Cc: Lynda Lambert <llambert at zoominternet.net>
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Does Anyone Write Daily as a Routine No Matter
> What's Going On?
>
> Yes, I write every day. But I am a workaholic and Type A personality -
> so it would not even be a possibility that I would not be writing
> every day and/or working in my studio on new art projects for
> exhibitions.I divide my days between writing and making art - I do not
> do both in a single day, but each day I focus on ONE genre. I also
> set aside certain days to send work out to publishers or editors so
> that I always have a few pieces "out there." I always say, "If you
> have not sent out any ships, how can you expect your ship to come in?"
>
> I'll list a 4 activities that help me stay focused and maybe it might
> help someone here.
>
> 1.) I use Grammarly as my editor so at the end of every week I get a
> report that tells me how many words I wrote that week, gives a
> comparison to the amount of words I wrote compared to other writers
> that week. It also gives me the percentage of unique words I used
> compared to other writers. Another point they give is to give the
> amount of errors and along with that, it gives me the problems and
> the solutions. I love this program as it edits my work as I go as
> well. This is free unless you choose the premium one that has a
> monthly fee. I use the free one. This kind of a program let s you know
> where you stand among other writers who are using Grammarly. I like to
> know where I am and how I am doing. This gives me some insight and an
evaluation for my progress.
>
> 2.) I set INTENTIONS (not goals, intentions are quite different than
> goals) for the year at the end of the previous year. I write them
> down, and I send them out as a prayer. This is also called "The
> Dreaming Prayer," which I first learned about in the mid-70s when I read
the book, "Beyond Ourselves,"
>
> by Catherine Marshall. (Chapter 11). So, this became my way of life
> to set my intentions to follow my heart's desire - I just wrote a blog
> post about this recently.
> Doing this set my life on a path that has taken me far beyond my
> heart's desires as I expressed it back then. Make sure that you set
> your intention for possibilities that you have no way of achieving on
> your own. Make them bigger than you can dream. Give your heart's
> desire a voice and wings. See what happens.
>
> 3.) If you are a college or university student, look for every course
> on the schedule that is"writing intensive." Make sure you take at
> least one writing intensive course every semester. This will force you
> to be writing every day and it will become a habit.
> This is your ticket into grad school if you can show such courses on
> your transcripts - it sets a pattern that you will follow for the rest
> of your life.
> Example: When I applied to grad school for English, the director of
> the program looked at my transcripts for my BFA in painting and saw
> that I had taken many writing intensive courses in both English and
> Art History (which is totally writing) , and in one moment I was told
> I was IN the MA program due to my intensive writing experience of the
> 4 previous years. It was my ticked into grad school for my MA degree.
>
> A similar experience happened when I went on for the MFA (this is a
> terminal degree, not a masters degree) - I was given a full
> scholarship and a large stipend to entice me to come to WVU for the
> MFA program. I snapped it up and turned down the other universities
> what had accepted me but had not offered me the MONEY. I had set my
> intention to only go to the school that would offer me a scholarship and
stipend.
>
>
> 4.) Envision your finished product often. What do you dream about
> doing in your life? Is it to be a writer who is getting published
> consistently? Is it to be at the top of your game in another field?
> Whatever you want, if you set you intentions, you will have it and
> lots more. Instead of making excuses for lack of motivation, turn
> things around by taking a positive step forward into your successful
> life dreams. Speak only positive words. We will become exactly what
> we say we are - so make it over the top for that is where you want to
> be. Right? Do not settle for anything that is not your heart's desire.
How can you do this?
>
> Before you sit down to write anything, take a little bit of quiet
> time, be still, and close your eyes and envision yourself in a future
> place. Where do you want to be? Example: I envision my book coming
> out. I see the cover of the book in my mind. I see me holding it and
> leafing through the pages of my newest book. I envision me sharing my
> stories and poems with others who are interested in the aspects of
> life that interest me. I see myself at book signing events. I envision
> the sign that pictures my book, there at the event. Etc. You get what
> I mean - you have to begin to SEE your stories or whatever you want to
> share, come to life in your mind. What you can envision, you will see will
take place in your life.
>
> Example: When I made my first trip to Europe one summer to study art
> for a month, I saw two elderly ladies sitting on the patio of the
> hotel where I was a guest. I inquired about them and learned that they
> were sisters who came to Austria every summer together. They were
> having a delightful afternoon sitting in the warmth of the summer
> sunshine, and it was clear they were living a beautiful life. At that
> moment, I set my intention to also live this life. I said, inside my
> head, "I will order my life in such a way so that I will also be here
> every summer, too." And at that moment my intention was set. From that
> moment forward, I thought about that intention day and night and I
> made sure that I did nothing that would interfere with my intention. I
> went on to finish 3 degrees in the areas that I wanted to spend my
> life working in - art and literature. I resolved that I would never
> do anything that would prevent me having such a life - and within a
> few years, I was in Europe every summer, working as a professor and I
> was writing every day and making art in my studio in Austria. My
> point is to set your intention on what you think is impossible, then do
not allow anything to come into your life that will not take you to your
dream.
>
> Example: Last year, I set my intentions for the next few years. One
> intention was to get my book written and ready for publication by the
> end of this year. I outlined what I would have to do every month of
> the year to get to this place. And, right now, my newest book is at
> the editors and will be published before the year ends. I have two
> more books in the hopper for publication next year, and one is even
> started for publication in 2018. I do the same kind of mind work for
> my art. I just returned from Kentucky where I was recognized and
> received an award for my art at the "InSights 2016" exhibition by the
> American Printing House for the Blind." This was my 2nd time to receive
recognition there in the past 3 years.
>
> It is not LUCK, it is intentions. Go for it. Lynda
> www.lyndalambert.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via stylist
> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2016 10:05 PM
> To: 'Writers' Division Mailing List'
> Cc: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Does Anyone Write Daily as a Routine No Matter
> What's Going On?
>
> Writing is about work though. I think we think it's all about
> inspiration, and it is in part, but at some point, you have to just
> sit and write and work things out through the process. It really does
> take a lot of work. I've heard a lot of writers, even published ones,
> say they don't like the process of writing because it is hard work.
>
> That beginning of Hannah and Emily at the carnival, and one works the
> cakewalk and one spills soda, that's the beginning of something. Just
> sit and work out different scenarios out with Hannah and Emily. Fill
> out the scenes within that idea. That's something you can sit and do
daily.
>
> But again, writing daily doesn't mean you're creating full stories, or
> even working on projects you intend to publish. It simply means you
> write, whatever it may be, whatever it might look like. Try new
> things, revisit old things, but just write.
>
> Bridgit
>
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> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Vejas
> Vasiliauskas via stylist
> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2016 8:59 PM
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> Cc: Vejas Vasiliauskas <alpineimagination at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Does Anyone Write Daily as a Routine No Matter
> What's Going On?
>
> Barbara,
> Same here. I typically cannot just open a document and write, I need
> a little nudge with at least some words, but I admire these who do.
> It's funny but, just like you, I am great at having ideas but it's
> hard for me to always put them into words. They can be very elaborate
> ideas such as, "Anna and Emily are going to go to their school
> carnival. Anna will be working on the cake walk, and Emily is going to
> spill Coke all over herself." If all of writing was just ideas, haha.
> Vejas
>
>> On Oct 24, 2016, at 17:22, Barbara HAMMEL via stylist
>> <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> I don't understand what you mean by open a document and just start
>> writing. For you that may be easy but I cannot do that. I just sit
>> there and stare at the blank file and my head stays blank. I have
>> four stories going and for a while I would write bits in each of them
>> but lately absolutely zero. I even have a file for ideas, a file for
>> drafts and a file for finished pieces. (I should say those are
>> folders with files in them.) Barbara Hammel
>>
>>> On Oct 24, 2016, at 18:27, Osman Koroma via stylist
>>> <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello all,
>>> First of all, there is no such thing call writer's block! There is
> always something to write. I write every day except for Sundays. I
> don't always write what Im working on but I write. If your goal is to
> write every day then I suggest you start with a small goal. For
> example set a goal to write 100 word a day and you'll be surprise how
> much you go over 100. Set a time to write each and every day and just
> open a word document or what ever you use and start writing without
thinking. U be surprise what comes out.
> Hope this helps.
>>> Please excuse any typos
>>> Osman Koroma
>>> www.osmankoroma.com
>>> www.twitter.com/osmankoroma
>>> www.facebook.com/osmankoromaauthor
>>>
>>>> On Oct 24, 2016, at 18:49, Miss Thea via stylist
>>>> <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi, Vejas
>>>> I'd like to know this answer too.
>>>> I don't write every day, and I do have some health issues that
>>>> prevent
> me from being the lean, mean writing machine I'd like to be.
>>>> But I do find that when I start writing, the ideas come.
>>>> I don't know if you were around when I was workshopping my "Lucy
>>>> and
> Lithe" novel, but I haven't been writing in it for some time.
>>>> Then, my interest revived, I started writing, and re-thought the
>>>> whole
> concept, even changing the title.
>>>> Now it's going to be a series. I think I'm working on the prequel.
>>>> It's now called "She's For Andorpha", at least that's my working title.
>>>> For now.
>>>> I also have borderline personality, and sometimes that gets in the way.
> But it can also be useful, because when my interest revives, I write
> like a house on fire.
>>>> Born completely blind, I lack the knowledge of color, landscape and
> other sensory information important to readers. So, I've learned to
> write what I know, and hope if my work reaches the editor stage, that
> I'll get someone who can help me fill in the details.
>>>> Ok, I went way off topic. I don't write every day. I often feel I
>>>> need a
> break, due to health problems and writer's block.
>>>> But I'm very interested in what daily writers have to say.
>>>> Thea
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Vejas Vasiliauskas via stylist
>>>> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2016 6:34 PM
>>>> To: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via stylist
>>>> Cc: Vejas Vasiliauskas
>>>> Subject: [stylist] Does Anyone Write Daily as a Routine No Matter
>>>> What's
> Going On?
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> A friend of mine who likes to write makes it a habit to do so daily.
>>>> I would really like to do this. I did not write much as an LCB
>>>> student but have definitely done some more writing in the past few
>>>> months, although not as much as I would like to. The problem is
>>>> that I don't always know what I would want to write on a given
>>>> day. For example, for a story I'm working on about 2 friends lives
>>>> during and after spending time together in a training center, I may
>>>> not have ideas every single day on what I want to happen. I would
>>>> just like to know how these of you who write daily keep it up
>>>> consistently despite writers block Thanks, Vejas
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