Samiwashere
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Hello, my name is Sami and I am a writer.
However, five months ago I underwent a strange development in my life: I started writing for a living
While I enjoy copywriting, the issue with spending 7 hours a day writing for that cash money is that when I finally get free time I don’t feel like writing! I have so many ideas buzzing away in my head and scattered in my notes app amidst my groceries lists and things I wrote down while half asleep at 3 am.
So, I thought of a way to try and motivate myself and, maybe, motivate some of you too:
This thread will serve as a (completely optional) weekly journal for people to update on their writing progress without the anxiety that can come with sharing everything that you wrote. It’s a means to motivate you to write so you can get excited to share with the class every Sunday and we can hold each other accountable. HOWEVER it should never feel like a chore or cause anxiety if you don’t get round to doing anything. I will be attempting to do it every week, but there is no pressure for anyone else to.
The very loose suggested structure of journal posts are as follows:
1. A brief summary of what you wrote: If you’re writing something long form, did you focus on character development? Plot development? World building? But we’re not all working on novels; tell us if you’re writing a short story, a monologue, poetry etc...
2. A short excerpt from what you wrote this week that you feel good about.
3. Any observations about the creative writing process or tips that came in handy this week.
4. Weekly word count
BONUS: If you listened to music while you wrote, what song really got your creative juices flowing this week.
As with anything, it is completely up to you what you do and don’t included.
I am posting this midweek so there’s still time for people to start thinking and get in the groove. I will be posting my first journal entry on Sunday and I hope some of you will join me!
Happy tales
However, five months ago I underwent a strange development in my life: I started writing for a living
While I enjoy copywriting, the issue with spending 7 hours a day writing for that cash money is that when I finally get free time I don’t feel like writing! I have so many ideas buzzing away in my head and scattered in my notes app amidst my groceries lists and things I wrote down while half asleep at 3 am.
So, I thought of a way to try and motivate myself and, maybe, motivate some of you too:
This thread will serve as a (completely optional) weekly journal for people to update on their writing progress without the anxiety that can come with sharing everything that you wrote. It’s a means to motivate you to write so you can get excited to share with the class every Sunday and we can hold each other accountable. HOWEVER it should never feel like a chore or cause anxiety if you don’t get round to doing anything. I will be attempting to do it every week, but there is no pressure for anyone else to.
The very loose suggested structure of journal posts are as follows:
1. A brief summary of what you wrote: If you’re writing something long form, did you focus on character development? Plot development? World building? But we’re not all working on novels; tell us if you’re writing a short story, a monologue, poetry etc...
2. A short excerpt from what you wrote this week that you feel good about.
3. Any observations about the creative writing process or tips that came in handy this week.
4. Weekly word count
BONUS: If you listened to music while you wrote, what song really got your creative juices flowing this week.
As with anything, it is completely up to you what you do and don’t included.
I am posting this midweek so there’s still time for people to start thinking and get in the groove. I will be posting my first journal entry on Sunday and I hope some of you will join me!
Happy tales