Instead of giving myself reasons why I can't, I give myself reasons why I can.
-- Author Unknown
Would you say you're a fairly good writer? If your immediate response is, "no," you may hold a myth about yourself, as I did. Notions of Robyn as writer... never! In high school I wrote with a textbook style - complying with course requirements. Adequate but boring! Recent doctoral studies required adding terms "experts" in my field recognize. So, I struggled in writing about discoveries and findings.
Interestingly, I began to reject the earlier myth about myself when I began to blog. By playing with ideas and experimenting with writing strategies, and thinking, "I can," the myth began to fade away. At the same time I rebooted my brain the more I practiced writing with new approaches.
Ellen Weber helped knock down myths that I held about my abilities as a writer. For starters...
1. Ask how to grow efficient skills rather than believe "I can't." I purchased books by Natalie Goldberg, Madeline L'Engle and others.
2. Focus on the way others write blogs and note what I enjoy about their writing. Tried new approaches... For instance, I looked at ways other bloggers opened and closed their articles.
3. Adopt the mindset that "I can" write. Then I began to experiment. Old myths fade the more I write and readers react so positively.
4. Learn to ask more two-footed questions about the topic before writing. Then I sleep on questions and my brain works on these as I slumber. New inspirations fill my mind by morning.
5. Use short sentences for emphasis Compact much information in few words to challenge the old noodle and pare down longer convoluted sentences
6. Add to other peoples' good ideas New information appears daily as others show smarts in many areas where I'm a learner. Highlighting their ideas and actions as they relate to the brain opens new perspectives. It's a win-win.
7. Make sure verbs have punch I fell into using "is, was, have, has," and worse yet "have been." Good editing helped.
Joanna Young challenged readers to share how they're experimenting with writing... Ideas warmed on the stove... Mysteriously, adding tasty spices helped inspire this post.
I continue to grow as I experiment with more writing strategies... Seems like Robyn as Writer developed into a life-long process.
Ready to experiment and grow as a writer? Stay tuned to Confident Writing for excellent tips and challenges.
-- Author Unknown
Would you say you're a fairly good writer? If your immediate response is, "no," you may hold a myth about yourself, as I did. Notions of Robyn as writer... never! In high school I wrote with a textbook style - complying with course requirements. Adequate but boring! Recent doctoral studies required adding terms "experts" in my field recognize. So, I struggled in writing about discoveries and findings.
Interestingly, I began to reject the earlier myth about myself when I began to blog. By playing with ideas and experimenting with writing strategies, and thinking, "I can," the myth began to fade away. At the same time I rebooted my brain the more I practiced writing with new approaches.Ellen Weber helped knock down myths that I held about my abilities as a writer. For starters...
1. Ask how to grow efficient skills rather than believe "I can't." I purchased books by Natalie Goldberg, Madeline L'Engle and others.
2. Focus on the way others write blogs and note what I enjoy about their writing. Tried new approaches... For instance, I looked at ways other bloggers opened and closed their articles.
3. Adopt the mindset that "I can" write. Then I began to experiment. Old myths fade the more I write and readers react so positively.
4. Learn to ask more two-footed questions about the topic before writing. Then I sleep on questions and my brain works on these as I slumber. New inspirations fill my mind by morning.
5. Use short sentences for emphasis Compact much information in few words to challenge the old noodle and pare down longer convoluted sentences
6. Add to other peoples' good ideas New information appears daily as others show smarts in many areas where I'm a learner. Highlighting their ideas and actions as they relate to the brain opens new perspectives. It's a win-win.
7. Make sure verbs have punch I fell into using "is, was, have, has," and worse yet "have been." Good editing helped.
Joanna Young challenged readers to share how they're experimenting with writing... Ideas warmed on the stove... Mysteriously, adding tasty spices helped inspire this post.
I continue to grow as I experiment with more writing strategies... Seems like Robyn as Writer developed into a life-long process.
Ready to experiment and grow as a writer? Stay tuned to Confident Writing for excellent tips and challenges.
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