I’m an advocate of writing in the mind. I have always written every sentence in my mind before I put things on paper. There has not been a moment when my mind has not involved in the writing process. I write, edit, re-write, re-edit words in my mind before I look to type it out on paper.
But things are changing. I don’t write in my mind anymore. I do everything on paper. Words come straight to paper, without any editorial scrutiny by the mind. It works almost like automatic writing. I start typing out on a clean white word document without any preparation. No lengthy meditations or speculations. With keys under my fingers, I JUST write. This habit has made me a great writing machine. I know that what I have written needs a lot of editing, but that can be done later. Your inner critic should never put a stop to your writing flow. Never. Read the rest of this entry »
