Comments on: Tricking Oneself into Writing https://anitamathias.com/2011/11/22/tricking-oneself-into-writing/ Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art Thu, 14 Nov 2013 01:13:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Anita https://anitamathias.com/2011/11/22/tricking-oneself-into-writing/#comment-16886 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:25:01 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2011/11/22/tricking-oneself-into-writing/#comment-16886 Thanks, Jen, and Nancy.
@Jen, keep a draft of ideas from the days you have too many.
Also, if one used Ann Voskamp's 1001 gifts idea, one will never run out of blog posts, I think 🙂

]]> By: Jennifer in OR https://anitamathias.com/2011/11/22/tricking-oneself-into-writing/#comment-16885 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:00:18 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2011/11/22/tricking-oneself-into-writing/#comment-16885 Timer, good–I should do that but never have. When the day comes when I get to really give attention to writing, I will remember this!

One thing I naturally do when I feel empty of ideas (similar to your Sabbath) is to turn to someone else/something else that is full of great thoughts. Like classic or simply excellent writers, my garden, prayer/time with the Word, observing my children, listening and looking for connections, etc.

Once in a while, when I feel like I should post something, (anything!), I just start writing, nonsense even, and eventually something takes form and I work it from there.

Happy Writing, Anita!! love Jen

]]> By: Nancy Wallace https://anitamathias.com/2011/11/22/tricking-oneself-into-writing/#comment-16884 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:04:25 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2011/11/22/tricking-oneself-into-writing/#comment-16884 I haven't written a book, but when I was writing up my MA thesis while also working full time, I found the timer method helpful – setting aside short blocks of time when I must write something even if it was rubbish – working on the 'how do you eat an elephant?' principle (one bite at a time).

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