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M.L. Ronn

Be a Writing Machine

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  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    Your subconscious has all the tools is needs to tell a story; it just needs permission to use them. Reading is how you do that. I agree with Dean on this, and I have found it to be true for me.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    Dean Wesley Smith, one of the most prolific writers writing today,
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted3 years ago
    It would be impossible to imagine a musician who doesn't listen to music, a painter who doesn't study paintings, or an actor who doesn't watch plays. Just as those artists study their craft, so too must writers.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted3 years ago
    Reading fills the creative well because it gives the subconscious reference points for characters, story, and dialogue.
  • Olga Kisselmannhas quoted5 years ago
    Freewriting is useful in other ways too. Some people use it to get inside the head of their characters. Others use it to clear out their minds prior to writing—an active meditation of the hands, if you will.
    Personally, I find freewriting to be most helpful in fighting fear. I don't find it to helpful in finding inspiration, but that's just me.
    I went through a period where I freewrote every day. I don't recommend that. Otherwise, it will become a crutch. Use it only as needed.
  • Olga Kisselmannhas quoted5 years ago
    and Change Direction in Your Story
  • Olga Kisselmannhas quoted5 years ago
    Don’t check Facebook. Don’t watch Netflix. Don’t go out to clubs, or the bar, or whatever you like to do. Don’t do it.
  • Olga Kisselmannhas quoted5 years ago
    Drop off the grid and don’t communicate with friends and family. Let only your closest loved ones know where and when to find you.
  • Olga Kisselmannhas quoted5 years ago
    Mark the Anniversaries of Your Books
  • Olga Kisselmannhas quoted5 years ago
    Keep an idea log. It’s a daily action that will help you when you don’t know what to write next
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