Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Wed, May 19 2010
The flow of writing
We spent some time here at home cleaning out a bathroom exhaust fan. Those things get clogged over time with material such as towel lint. It was so full of the stuff that it's a wonder it was still doing its work. In fact, maybe it wasn't doing its work very well. The material could have built up so slowly that we didn't notice a decrease in function over time. We had cleaned the face of the fan several times with a vacuum, but the bulk of the lint was beneath that face and was choking off the flow of air through the fan.
Could our writing be clogged in a similar fashion? Many of us grow used to writing a certain way, particularly when we create stories. It would be easy for our habits and instincts to take over and do a passable, though not superb, job. It's important to keep challenging our intellect and pulling elements out of the air of creativity so that we don't just go through the motions and make all the usual noises without actually putting out the best writing we can deliver.
posted at: 21:53 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
We spent some time here at home cleaning out a bathroom exhaust fan. Those things get clogged over time with material such as towel lint. It was so full of the stuff that it's a wonder it was still doing its work. In fact, maybe it wasn't doing its work very well. The material could have built up so slowly that we didn't notice a decrease in function over time. We had cleaned the face of the fan several times with a vacuum, but the bulk of the lint was beneath that face and was choking off the flow of air through the fan.
Could our writing be clogged in a similar fashion? Many of us grow used to writing a certain way, particularly when we create stories. It would be easy for our habits and instincts to take over and do a passable, though not superb, job. It's important to keep challenging our intellect and pulling elements out of the air of creativity so that we don't just go through the motions and make all the usual noises without actually putting out the best writing we can deliver.
posted at: 21:53 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
