Nov 25 2008
Do You Write Everyday?
As writers we either have a daily routine which includes some time set aside for writing or we wait for that creative spark. I think it is different for everyone. Journalists and writers who write for a living are required to write on a daily basis. But, what about poets? Do we wait for that idea to imbue the mind or do we jot down our thoughts on a daily basis?
The art of discipline definitely comes into play here. I know personally, since I’ve been blogging daily that my creative energies are on a constant flow pattern. It is now much easier to just sit and write a poem without waiting for any creative spark. Although it is still much less difficult to come up with content and write articles than it is to write poetry on a daily basis.
The bottom line? It’s important to write every single day. It doesn’t really matter what you write as long as you write something.
It’s also important to remember that not everyone needs to see what you write everyday.
When I take a day off from trying to produce content for Today, I usually sit around and write jokes for later posts, or follow the five paragraph “I can haz diary” format on the Daily Kos. Anything to keep from being stagnant.
If I wait too long between writings, I lose whatever the hell it is I’m supposed to have.
I don’t always write every day…my work life often interferes. In the past, there have been days that I’ve been at the hospital off and on for almost 24 consecutive hours. I’ve gone back to keeping my tiny voice recorder nearby, even in the car, so that I can make a memo of a thought that comes to me. I can play it back, at my leisure, and it’s been helpful at triggering the creative juices.
Thank you all for reading and commenting.
I need to write more often… been in a bit of a funk lately…
skwguitar - sometimes being in a funk produces the best writing. Hope you’re feeling better.