This reminds me of the concept of Morning Pages from _The Artist’s Way_ -- the idea that just letting our words pour out onto the page unimpeded can help us gain momentum and generate more and more, and reveal ideas that otherwise may have remained locked up inside our heads. Thanks, Marialuisa!
Nov 27, 2023·edited Nov 27, 2023Liked by Margy Thomas
The Zig Zag. This is such a delightful image--I have this picture in my mind of a quarterbag zipping down the field with the ball, weaving in and out of all the obstacles. The idea of a zig zag that you go with makes it feel like progress instead of a problem! Thanks for this idea Marialuisa!
This! The Zig Zag is such a wonderful way of thinking about early stages in the writing process. I find it easier to go with the flow when I'm drafting by hand than drafting on the computer. Handwritten writing is usually just for me so it's ok for all the threads to hang out as they are. I can tie them up later. Thanks for this post, Marialuisa!
THIS was such a blessing prompt!! I've been struggling in my narrative research class (working on definitional structures of mentorship). Narrative academic writing doesn't flow easily for me, so I've been writing, deleting, writing, deleting, and getting nowhere! I finally just wrote without deleting and discovered the most profound aspect of mentorship, in this context, to anchor my entire research project! Going back to edit, after the writing, was a pleasure because I had the ideas down! Working with what is already down into narrative form is so much easier once the ideas are clarified! I have a couple of pages written and will continue to use this strategy to create/finish this piece (due in two weeks 🥵)! Thank you, Marialuisa! 🙏🩵💫
This reminds me of the concept of Morning Pages from _The Artist’s Way_ -- the idea that just letting our words pour out onto the page unimpeded can help us gain momentum and generate more and more, and reveal ideas that otherwise may have remained locked up inside our heads. Thanks, Marialuisa!
YAASSSS!!! So, so true!!
The Zig Zag. This is such a delightful image--I have this picture in my mind of a quarterbag zipping down the field with the ball, weaving in and out of all the obstacles. The idea of a zig zag that you go with makes it feel like progress instead of a problem! Thanks for this idea Marialuisa!
This! The Zig Zag is such a wonderful way of thinking about early stages in the writing process. I find it easier to go with the flow when I'm drafting by hand than drafting on the computer. Handwritten writing is usually just for me so it's ok for all the threads to hang out as they are. I can tie them up later. Thanks for this post, Marialuisa!
THIS was such a blessing prompt!! I've been struggling in my narrative research class (working on definitional structures of mentorship). Narrative academic writing doesn't flow easily for me, so I've been writing, deleting, writing, deleting, and getting nowhere! I finally just wrote without deleting and discovered the most profound aspect of mentorship, in this context, to anchor my entire research project! Going back to edit, after the writing, was a pleasure because I had the ideas down! Working with what is already down into narrative form is so much easier once the ideas are clarified! I have a couple of pages written and will continue to use this strategy to create/finish this piece (due in two weeks 🥵)! Thank you, Marialuisa! 🙏🩵💫