Or, How "Serious Fun" Is More Productive Than "Serious Writing" - Many writers kill their own creativity by trying to get "serious" about their writing. We need to be serious about *sitting down* to write. But once we're there, we need to just have fun!
Hi Peggy -- glad you liked it! And you're exactly right. Our expectations play a big role. That's compounded by the fact that we can't always judge our own writing accurately -- especially right after we write it. Better to write, have fun, put it away, and *then* look at it later with fresh eyes to see if there's anything there.
Thank you Graham for this wonderful piece.
How to write at our best while having fun and not taking it too seriously, that’s is their question!!
What kills the game for most of us is our expectations. What should be, what could be, what must be…
When we write with wild abandon, for the fun of it, that is when we touch greatness.
Thank you Graham for reminding us of that!
Hi Peggy -- glad you liked it! And you're exactly right. Our expectations play a big role. That's compounded by the fact that we can't always judge our own writing accurately -- especially right after we write it. Better to write, have fun, put it away, and *then* look at it later with fresh eyes to see if there's anything there.
Thanks for chiming in, Peggy!
~Graham
Glad it helped!
Now go retrieve that manuscript...! lol
~Graham