“Yeah, I’d like to know the
secret to writing.” You said.
The secret to writing is doing it,
frequently. It’s required that you
write daily. Let the writer in you
run free.
Schedule your writing time.
Select a time during the day
or night for writing. Spend a
minimum of two hours writing.
Find a space just for writing.
It doesn’t matter where. Curve
out your space in the garage,
attic, or extra bedroom.
Turn off your cell phone,
land-line, radio, television,
and tune-out anything else
that would prevent you from
writing.
Bring fruit, snack of some
kind, coffee, water, and
other items to keep you
from leaving your writing
space.
This time is for writing,
creating. Make it a
habit. Make a mental
note of it.
I suggest you keep a pen
and pad on you at all times.
“Why?” You asked.
You never know when
an idea will pop-up. You’ll
have the means to capture
those ideas.
It’s likely you’ll forget the
ideas as the day rolls on.
It’s hard to pull them to
mind as you work, take
care of the kids, grocery
shop, care for relatives,
etc. So, scribble the ideas
down.
Store your ideas in your
writing place. Type them
in a file, or slide them in a
folder.
During your writing time,
look-over various ideas.
Any ideas ready to be
spun into fiction, or non-
fiction?
One morning, birds chirped
outside my window. A simple
observation. What could I do
with that?
My notes on the idea.
–birds chirping at 3 am
–why?
Take a look at my idea.
Two guys planned to rob
a house when the family
was out. The would-be
robbers were surprised
as the family arrived back
home.
One of them were in the
house.
The second thief used
a bird chirp to signal his
partner.
This is how the idea looks
in non-fiction. Specifically,
an essay.
Crime is a factor in urban living,
but your exact location raises
or lowers your vulnerability.
This fact relates to…
There is material for poems.
There are other writing streets
to go down with it.
Are you beginning to understand
the secret to writing?
Writing ideas can be
adapted from the original.
The focus of my idea
could center on what type
of bird chirps in the early
morning hours.
Or, a story about crows
who gather at a certain
house. They congregate
there everyday at the same
time. Why? The plot unfolds
as the reader finds out why.
Let your imagination run
free as you write.
Now, you know the secret
to writing. Simply, sit down,
and do it.
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