Writing Index
Writers love writing about writing and I’m no different. It does mean that there’s bucket loads of advice out there as people try to bottle alchemy. (Remember all advice is autobiographical)
Starting out
- Idea generation (The Spark File is very helpful for this)
- 0th Draft
- Starting a Poem
- Journaling
- Writing Exercises
- First Draft
Editing
Getting your work into the world
Creative habits & attitudes
Tools (Remember the Tools Dont Matter)
Resources
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Each poem Is New
Whenever you start [[Writing Index writing]] a new poem, it is like you have never written a poem before. Each...
Poetry Resources
Here’s a list of things that have helped me with poetry (as opposed to more general [[Writing-Resources]] or [[Publishing Resources]]....
Creative Routine
You don’t necessarily need to be [[Writing Every Day]], but having a regular creative routine helps you to create more....
Free Writing
One of the most useful tools when starting to write something and one of the simplest. You [[Write to a...
Blogging
Because [[Only Public Writing Matters]], one great way of getting it into the world is to create a website and...
Learn in Public
If you share what you learn in public, you can get feedback and learn faster. It’s a reason why [[Only...
Not Writing Guilt
It’s easy to beat yourself up about not writing enough. You see others churning out novels while you struggle to...
Art doesn't have to be understood
When we talk about art, we often talk about it in terms of meaning and comprehension. But we don’t always...
Language is always a translation of thoughts
Whenever we come to write something down, it is always incomplete compared to how we think. [[Art is communication]] but...
Writing Index
Writers love writing about writing and I’m no different. It does mean that there’s bucket loads of advice out there...
Writers Block
It’s hard sometimes, sitting down with nothing to right about. Or feeling you have something to write about but being...
Writing Every Day
I have complicated feelings about the advice that is usually given to writers about writing every day. I wrote a...
Writing from the Subconscious
Whilst we like to think we are in control when we are writing, in reality most of the decisions we...
Writing is Thinking
Because [[Language is always a translation of thoughts]], the act of writing is a form of thinking. In my creative...