WRITER'S BLOCK: FRUITS OF PATIENCE & DEDICATION

In my last blog I talked about freewriting and flow, and ended up at patience and dedication.  It is simply not possible to be a writer without patience and dedication.

It is, however, not essential to start out with those attributes… at least not consciously.  Rather, there needs to be something inside you that says, "I need to write."  Patience and dedication can, and in my experience, often does develop out of the positive experiences that come from the writing process.  I have seen this in my own work as well as when I coach writers and wannabe writers.

If anyone would have told me eons ago that daily journal writing would become the source of relaxation, nurturnace, expressiveness, inspiration, creativity, and even of sustenance, I would not have believed it.

Over time I learned that though I did not want to write on a particular day(s),  still,  once I did it, I was happy I did.  And, over time I became more dedicated to my journal as well as  to other writings, and more patient with whatever came onto the page.

I have written two novels, an ebook, numerous articles, a self published book, in addition to my daily journal.  I have increasingly learned to value whatever writing I do.

Valuing what our patience and dedication produces (but not requiring it to be there to start), without the rampage of the inner critical voice I discussed in a recent post is the core of a gratifying writing life.