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This
article is for those of you who are blocked or need some prodding to put
that pen on paper (or fingers on keyboard).
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Make a list
of writing seeds. You're probably wondering how you can make a list when
you feel you have nothing to write. The answer to that is - I'm going
to help you.
Here's a list. Under each category, make your own list. This doesn't have
to be done in one sitting, and it doesn't have to be static. It can change
and grow as you do. Use it as a jumping off point to spark your creativity.
This list comes directly from a workshop I attend monthly. If the facilitator
has taken it from somewhere else, then credit is due there.
Journaling Seeds
significant people in my life
what fascinates me
fears
favorite foods
certain smells
unfinished business
memorable meals
family stories
dreams
regrets
accomplishments
things I want to do before I die
Under each category, make a list of things off the top of your head. Take
just a minute or two. This should give you a little subject matter. Whenever
you're stuck, get out your list and pick something. Or add something.
As years trudge on, the list will change and grow, just like you.
Under fears, I listed flying. I can tell you stories of flights I've taken,
not by choice. You know - the family holidays you're expected to be at,
but they're 1500 miles away. Too far to drive, but you can't really say
No, I'm not coming. I once had a nurse hold my hand all the way from Boston
to Washington D.C. while I cried. More like whimpered. I was 26 years
old! The 8 year old boy next to me was more composed than I was.
Do you remember, in about 1980 or 1982, when a plane skid off the
icy runway in D.C. and landed in the river? I made that very flight two
weeks before that in a storm! Oh, the what ifs...
The most memorable flight I had was after I'd cried as soon as I saw the
tiny airport in North Carolina. I ordered a beer as soon as I got on the
plane. I was pretty relaxed by the time I got to Boston, along with the
fellow behind me, who was drinking martinis the whole flight. Landing
that night was beautiful and fascinating and marvelous. I've never said
that about flying - EVER! Thank goodness someone was picking me up at
the airport and driving me home. I was in no condition to drive, but I
was in the only condition I care to fly in!
Yes, these trips and more have all been recorded in my journal.
Make your list of seeds, and write just a few sentences about one or two
subjects. Do a ten minute free write about one of your fears.
Notice! I am going to let this website go soon. When the hosting expires, I am not going to renew it. I have owned this site for almost 10 years, and it's time to move on to other things. Many thanks to all of you who wrote, laughed, cried, took courses, bought books and journals, emailed with your responses to the prompts, joined and unjoined the newsletters and have stopped by at Wordpress and Twitter. There is nothing like the joy of sharing your inner self in a trusting place, so thanks for creating it. It was all of you who made this place, not me. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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