I am enjoying your articles. I especially liked the one about languaging or unlanguaging. So much of my writing involves mixing Arabic and Italian meaning which is often poetic and like a song. I love how it enriches my writing. The languaging you so beautifully describe resonated loudly with me.
Apologies for the self-promotion. I post prompts on Mondays that are based on having fun--we are playing over there. That's the concept--having fun. Of course, no one's revising a novel--just short pieces. My hope is that people will loosen up a bit, let their fears drop away, and have a good time with their writing. And then, maybe such a feeling will cross over to longer works. Again, I'm sorry to self-promote in your threads. But this spoke to me today. (I will understand if you read this and delete!)
Play is a must for all writers! Especially for those who are plodding along with their current writing project. If a writer thinks by stepping away from the seat is a disconnection, it isn't. Writers are always working through their projects in their head; it's always with them, whether staring at a computer screen, or skipping along a path through the woods during playtime. At least for me, anyway!
I am enjoying your articles. I especially liked the one about languaging or unlanguaging. So much of my writing involves mixing Arabic and Italian meaning which is often poetic and like a song. I love how it enriches my writing. The languaging you so beautifully describe resonated loudly with me.
So true :D
Thanks for writing this Grant! It’s already helping! And I’m looking forward to what else you’ve got to say about finishing!
Extending the writing = a relationship metaphor even further, I just had a conversation with myself that went something like:
Fearful Drew: “If writing a novel is a marriage, how do I know if I married the right book?”
Spunky Drew: “Well, how would you feel if you never married any books at all?”
Apologies for the self-promotion. I post prompts on Mondays that are based on having fun--we are playing over there. That's the concept--having fun. Of course, no one's revising a novel--just short pieces. My hope is that people will loosen up a bit, let their fears drop away, and have a good time with their writing. And then, maybe such a feeling will cross over to longer works. Again, I'm sorry to self-promote in your threads. But this spoke to me today. (I will understand if you read this and delete!)
Play is a must for all writers! Especially for those who are plodding along with their current writing project. If a writer thinks by stepping away from the seat is a disconnection, it isn't. Writers are always working through their projects in their head; it's always with them, whether staring at a computer screen, or skipping along a path through the woods during playtime. At least for me, anyway!
“Play at play.” I will remember that, Grant. Thank you.