Creative concepts do not always appear at convenient times. Before we lose our reflections, we should write them down. And the best way to do this is with a notebook. Writing longhand has an added benefit: it slows our thoughts down and we capture more detail.
Trying to create an inspiring opening to our article or story is one of the hardest, though most important, tasks we have to fulfill. What will help us focus and write introductions with amazing sentence structure and appealing copy? Start writing from the middle.
Suffer from blank page syndrome? Reading helps us refocus, provides writing prompts from where we least expect them, and energizes us to plow ahead with our writing.
Weeding our gardens is an ongoing chore, much like editing our work. We want our writing to be beautiful too, which forces us to kill our darlings in our stories.
Inspiration for our writing can come from the most beautiful places outside our own doors. Why is nature the best writing prompt?
Writing in simple, everyday language can help make our message understandable. How can we keep our writing simple?
