I always have to remember that “butt in seat time” is the most valuable tool I have as a writer.
“The jouney of ten thousand miles begins with a single step.” from Tao te Ching.
To get through the hardest journey we need take only one step at a time, but we must keep on stepping.
There are many different kinds of writers. Those who plan, lay the foundation and build up from the ground. Me? I start in the sky and work my way down. I get an idea in my head and take off with it, having absolutely NO idea where it will lead me. Often my writing is a journey that takes me to strange and amazing places, like walking through a dreamscape. My unconsicous mind somehow finds the key to the story's ending that I never would have imagined. The story comes full circle, but reaches a new level.
Other times my writing does not reach a moment of clarity or resolution. It's just a mess.
It always amazes me — the leaps my mind takes. Finding the perfect resolution is like a little miracle: the stream of the unconscious mind winding its way to the sea.
WHat kind of writer are you?
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