Tag: writing
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Dance the tango on the typewriter
This week I am reading Absolutely on Music by Haruki Murakami. Reading the quote below, I remembered one of the first posts I wrote here, The rushing rhythm of writing. It is a movie review of Our Last Tango about Maria Nives who wants nothing but to dance the tango. The rhythm runs through her […]
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A end-of-year reflection question for writers
I love to dream big and set goals for the new year. What I am not so good at is reviewing the old year. It seems overwhelming and boring to me. However, I learned from Julia Cameron, the author of The Artists Way, that boredom often is a sign of fear. That is why I decided […]
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Tranquility in the midst of commotion
The lilacs were in full bloom when I got the idea for this blog post, but now they are sacking a bit. I let a far too busy June keep me away from my writing practice. The corona restrictions where I live have lifted, and more and more people are getting vaccinated. This means we […]
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Watch a Movie and Write
I like to go to the cinema to watch a movie and then write afterward when I need inspiration. La La Land and Creative Living Snow fell heavy on the streets as I stepped into the theatre. It is the last month of winter and the sun has been hiding for a long time. […]
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Write more in March Challenge
At the beginning of the year, I decided to assign four months to write my memoir. Now at the halfway mark, I want to ramp it up to create momentum for the second part of this writing phase. So I have created a Write More in March challenge for myself. My goal is to write […]
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Set your word count target with the suit of diamonds
Pick a card. If it is from the suit of diamonds it is time to decide which length of text you are going to write. You can decide between words, sentences,paragraphs and chapters. I usually go for number of words or sentences. So if I chose sentences it would look something like this | I […]