Life Voices: General Musings

"We are not our writing. Our writing is a moment moving through us." - Natalie Goldberg

Writing is a process. As you move through the process of writing, be mindful of the following guidelines, which are designed to promote uninhibited self-expression:

• Keep your hands moving. Do not stop writing until all the words have come out of you. This keeps the creator in and the critic out.
• Be specific. Use sensory details to bring yourself and your reader into your moments.
• Lose control. Do not worry about grammar or correctness. These can be worked on in the revision process later.
• Don't think, just write. No second guessing or crossing out allowed; just free flow of thought. 
• Go for it. If it is scary, take yourself there. It is the site of greatest energy.

"The beginning of all writing is learning to trust your own mind." - Natalie Goldberg

*adapted from Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones