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Online Degrees: 52 Writing Tips & Techniques That Are Incredibly Therapeutic — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 04:54:13 +0000

[...] Let it be. For some, writing and leaving it alone can be the best approach. It can let you unload your feelings and leave them behind rather than continue to carry them with you. [...]

By: Giselle

Giselle — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:29:31 +0000

WOW! Deanna you are a wonderful storyteller. I have the tendency to become super focused when I begin a new novel. Heaven help my family when I really focus on writing. My hope is that anyone who decides to read this post, realizes one thing, writing should be fun. Thank you for your comment.

By: Giselle

Giselle — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:20:12 +0000

Thanks Michelle. Well I for one find your writing a pleasure to read. So kudos to you for knowing when to take a break. Well done.

By: Giselle

Giselle — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:12:45 +0000

Thanks for the amazing comment Christopher. There will be times when we are under pressure to meet deadlines, but writing or any creative endeavour, should be fun and energize your soul. I love that you found your voice once you permitted yourself to take a step back.

By: Deanna Schrayer

Deanna Schrayer — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:50:20 +0000

Excellent advice Giselle. I’ve had to take a break from my writing a couple of times over the last few months for various reasons, (that life getting in the way sounds familiar), and am so glad I did. It’s important that we, as writers, remember that without actually living, we’ve nothing to write about. I’m one of the world’s worst for keeping my nose in a book, if I’m not frantically scribbling in a notebook. Though a natural tendency, (at least for me), it can be a poor choice. Even last night, and this is hard for me to admit, while at my son’s basketball championship game, I was reading a book. Now if it had been a boring game that would be understandable. I don’t even like basketball, but it was one of the most exciting games I’d ever watched. The boys were playing harder than the pros in the NBA, and it was point-by-point throughout. Funny thing is all the kids on both teams are great friends, and after nearly killing each other to get the ball they all went to a party together. But what was I doing during this excitement? Reading! I had to force myself to Put Down The Book!

Good grief! I didn’t mean to write a whole post myself! Just can’t stop myself from writing. :)
Back to the subject at hand – yes, it is very important that we all remember to put down the pen, and just live. Thanks for this great post!

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By: Michelle Krasniak Oxman

Michelle Krasniak Oxman — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:55:02 +0000

I agree with both of you, Giselle and Christopher. I too, took a hiatus from writing. It had become too tedious and too much like “work”. I had to wait until I was ready to come back and once I did, I found that I had gained an honesty and casualness I had never known. And it seems to work for me (so far) :-)

By: Christopher // ScribblePlay.com

Christopher // ScribblePlay.com — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:09:25 +0000

Nice post, Giselle — I’m guessing a lot of writers will balk at first when they read this, believing that they must write no matter how hard it is, but I found that (personally) it was only when I stopped trying to force myself that I found my voice and true style of expression.

This definitely happened to me, and I finally realized that I hadn’t been producing as much work I knew I was capable of as a writer.

Sometimes you need to stop trying to control it so much and embrace the fact that life is chaotic — it can’t be controlled.

Allow yourself to explore other mediums, as Giselle recommends, and see where your interest takes you — I went from screenwriting to short form fiction and blogging. At first I was a little nervous I was giving up on my dream or something, but by letting go and embracing where ever life takes me, I find it much easier to write and create the work I enjoy.