It's Sunday and my Mom is watching TV and I've already made breakfast, made my bed and it's 12:36pm and it's a gloriously sunny afternoon in Aguascalientes'n, Mexico.
SO HERE IS A THREAD ON WRITING.
Buckle up, everyone.
SO HERE IS A THREAD ON WRITING.
Buckle up, everyone.
My biggest challenge is NOT the lack of ideas. NOT the lack of motivation.
It's The Dreaded Blank Page. raulpacheco.org/2019/08/dealin…
Do I face The Dreaded Blank Page on a regular basis?
YES. Yes, I do.
Because I write by memorandums. raulpacheco.org/2020/04/writin…
It's The Dreaded Blank Page. raulpacheco.org/2019/08/dealin…
Do I face The Dreaded Blank Page on a regular basis?
YES. Yes, I do.
Because I write by memorandums. raulpacheco.org/2020/04/writin…
Because I love writing detailed outlines for the papers I write, I often have to break down each heading or even sub-heading into a separate memorandum raulpacheco.org/2018/03/two-me…
HOW DO I TACKLE THIS CHALLENGE?
HOW DO I TACKLE THIS CHALLENGE?
Well, I've discovered that what I enjoy is visually seeing sentences and paragraphs emerge. I start paragraphs with Topic Sentences and/or Triggering Questions.
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Thus, when I am in my writing group or during the blocks of time I have scheduled for my writing, my goal is simply "to write 50 words about X topic". Nothing more. I want to see ONE sentence emerge on screen.
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Though I wasn't as productive this week...
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Though I wasn't as productive this week...
... I am pleased with the fact that I have detailed outlines for every paper I need to finish, and detailed plans for the Revise-And-Resubmits (R&Rs) I need to complete. raulpacheco.org/2019/03/backca…
It may take me longer to finish everything, but at least I have a roadmap.
It may take me longer to finish everything, but at least I have a roadmap.
... and it all starts with simply putting words on the page.
Something that helps me a lot is writing in my Everything Notebook, by hand, in the section that I have devoted to a specific topic.
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Other times, I use different note-taking techniques.
Something that helps me a lot is writing in my Everything Notebook, by hand, in the section that I have devoted to a specific topic.
raulpacheco.org/2018/12/note-t…
Other times, I use different note-taking techniques.
Index cards raulpacheco.org/2018/11/note-t… and Cornell Notes raulpacheco.org/2018/12/note-t… do wonders for my "writer's block"
The fact that we are just trying to get by and survive a pandemic should never be obscured.
But I have always preferred this "low stress" approach to writing.
The fact that we are just trying to get by and survive a pandemic should never be obscured.
But I have always preferred this "low stress" approach to writing.
I plan to continue taking life one index card or one sentence at a time. Even if everything that I write takes much longer. Even if I have to cancel commitments.
Because when we are kinder and gentler with ourselves, we live richer and fuller lives.
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Because when we are kinder and gentler with ourselves, we live richer and fuller lives.
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