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If You Want to Mine the Deepest Material in Your Writing, Here’s How...

Why I’ve stuck with writing practice for the past 35 years

In this video, I describe in detail:

  • the benefit of writing prompts

  • who writing prompts are intended for

  • the how: crucial steps in successfully responding to a writing prompt

  • why it’s essential to separate the creator from the editor

  • how writing prompts can increase your versatility and nimbleness as a writer

  • what it means to “go for the jugular”

  • why you should never cross out in a first draft

  • how to find “the story under the story”

  • four phrases that will break through any block and help you access deeper material and get you unstuck

  • why it’s essential to read your work out loud

and much more.

As always, I invite you to share your responses or your experience with writing practice in the comments.

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