This post is for the Slice of Life Challenge on Two Writing Teachers. It might be fun, it might be educational, it might be gray hair-inducing. So, for the month of May, I’ll be picking up writing topics at the suggestion (direction!) of my students. What it would be like if I truly walked the walk? If I made myself write whatever topic they threw my way, without complaint? How would I evolve as a writer? As a teacher of writing? As a human? I suppose I’m not always sparking joy, if I’m being honest with myself. Get your pencil out and set yourself up for our 30 day April writing challenge Did you complete last month’s challenge See our March writing prompts challenge with a free calendar. Besides, several of the suggestions were assignments I had given them. We have a job to do when it comes to writing instruction. Understand, this isn’t a knock on any of my colleagues. I’ve asked them about the topics and assignments that were the most difficult, the most trying, the most frustrating. I’ve solicited my students for writing topics. How does it feel when most of the writing we do isn’t actually of our choice? Yes, I do realize that we have things to teach them, and many of those things are important skills as a writer. Every genre, every challenge, every topic. I’ve been thinking a lot about how much it takes for them to write, without complaint, WHATEVER it is we throw their way. My students are brave and inspiring and amazing – in writing AND in life. What makes this even more fun is that we’re going to do the challenge together as a community.I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. If you want to write a book, start a blog, or even just spend more time writing creatively, this writing challenge is for you. This challenge will help you kickstart a daily habit of writing. I'm really excited to announce our 7 Day Creative Writing Challenge, which we're beginning next week! How do you kickstart a habit, though? Well, one way is to focus on it for a short period of time, like seven days get a group together, like this community and make building the habit a fun challenge! So that's what we're going to do! Announcing Our 7 Day Creative Writing Challenge Best of all, you'll join a community of writers all cheering you on toward the same goal. It's a way to tap into your creativity in the midst of stress. Setting aside a time to write creates a tiny bit of structure in your day. I believe that this is the perfect time to start a creative writing habit. If you're like me, the habits you're used to are all gone, at least for now. Our regular schedules have been entirely disrupted. We've all experienced a lot of upheaval in the last few weeks. For the past few weeks, writers participating in the Any Good Thing Writing Challenge have been pumping out words400 x 5 days per week per person. You don’t have to be disciplined to have a habit. A habit is something you do without thinking. That’s why I like habit so much more than discipline. Even after finishing fourteen books, I still struggle daily with discipline. Well, that's where our 7 Day Creative Writing Challenge comes in!īut before I tell more about the challenge, let me tell you why we’re doing this: A Writing Habit Is Better Than DisciplineĮvery day, I get emails from people saying, “I want to be a writer, but I don’t have the discipline to finish anything.”Īnd I get that because that’s where I was. Still, you’re ready to commit and focus on your writing (or refocus). Or you're discovering it's really hard to build your own habits and routines into your day. But you’re not sure how to stay disciplined. You want to become a writer, and you might even have some extra time now to make it happen.
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