This is an encore blog from over a year ago. I re-read it
and decided it was worth posting again. In my love of lists, I have found
myself returning to this one for there is always a small reminder that forces
me to stop and think.
January 2012
I don’t usually clip and paste work from other sites,
certainly never never without attribution. I’m making an exception to my
customs, not the part about crediting the work, though. Chuck Wendig wrote a
list of “musts” for writers on his blog at this address- http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2012/01/03/25-things-writers-should-stop-doing/
It’s making the rounds on various websites. Hopefully he
won’t mind my posting the link here. One warning, if you have a fragile
constitution you might find some of the language a little over the top. I
confess I didn’t, but that might tell you something about me.
The 25 things Chuck lists that writers must stop doing
(these are his words) are:
Stop running away
Stop stopping
Stop writing in someone else’s voice
Stop worrying
Stop hurrying
Stop waiting
Stop thinking it should be easier
Stop deprioritizing your wordsmithy
Stop treating your body like a dumpster
Stop the moping and the whining
Stop blaming everyone else
Stop the shame
Stop lamenting your mistakes
Stop playing it safe
Stop trying to control s**t you can’t control
Stop doing one thing
Stop writing for “the market”
Stop chasing trends
Stop caring about what other writers are doing
Stop caring so much about the publishing industry
Stop listening to what “won’t” sell
Stop overpromising and overshooting
Stop leaving yourself off the page
Stop dreaming
Stop being afraid- Let this be YOUR year
Chuck has a short paragraph for each of these points. I’ll
let you read them on his site. He does a good job of elaborating. In this time
of resolutions and self-awareness, I’m going to read Chuck’s list again and
then think of what it might mean for my writing. This is still the new year, so may it be fruitful in all the
ways you wish it to be.
1 comment:
What is your list for writing? I would love to hear about it.
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