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Writing Every Day - Why It's Important by Christopher Simmons
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Writing every day is so important. Not only is it a great way to improve your skills, it's a good practice to get into because it keeps your creativity flowing. If you stop writing, even if it's only for a few days, it's really hard to get back into it. Writing can also be very therapeutic. If you're not working on anything in particular, it can be hard to think of something to write about every day. Journaling can be a very rewarding activity. Sometimes, writing about the mundane, boring things that happen to you on a daily basis can make them seem much more fascinating, and often, very funny. You may find it more fun to create a fictional journal about the life you'd rather be having. This can be a fun exercise, as well. Writing prompts are also a great way to get your creative juices flowing. Shut off your thoughts and allow the prompt to guide you in whichever direction it takes you. You'll surprise yourself. Most of the time you'll write something you never knew you had in you, which is the best kind of thing to write. I found this adorable little book called A Creative Writer's Kit by Judy Reeves at Barnes and Noble. It contains a writing prompt for every day of the year. She suggests committing to sitting down to write at the same time every day for a certain length of time, whether it's ten minutes, or two hours. And then actually do it. I agree, because it's so easy to tell yourself that you'll do it later, or tomorrow, or after you finish some big project you're currently working on. That's what separates the writers from the want to-be writers. The writers actually write. If you'd rather not buy a book of writing prompts, you can create your own. Anytime an idea for a prompt or a story pops into your head, write it down and stick it in a jar. Every day, draw out a prompt, and write about it. Prompts can be as simple as writing about making a turkey sandwich, or that tall, dark, handsome stranger you saw at the gas station the other day. Which brings me to people watching. People watching can be a wonderful creative tool. Next time you spot any interesting looking strangers, invent backgrounds for them. Write what you think their lives must be like. You may even be able to use some of them as characters in a novel. There are many reasons it's important to write every day. You'll always be able to think of a million reasons not to, but don't let them stop you. Be a writer. politics research papers
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