Website review: The Prairie Poet
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Britgirl rated 20 months ago- Not everyone wants to be a writer.. but if you do - some good tips here.
- skipp0023 rated 20 months ago
- There's always a goon in the comments. If you think writing every day is bad advice for writers you are probably the worst writer on the planet. Writing skill is like a muscle, and if you're not working it frequently it's going to atrophy and you will probably write as poorly as the goon. Good advice, this site.
- Caerdroia rated 20 months ago
- How do you increase your writing productivity? Step 1: Sit down and write every day. Jane Yolen calls this the BIC ("Butt in Chair") Technique.
- musicpod rated 20 months ago
- From the page: "Then I asked the all-important question: do you write every day? The eyes looked to the side, the hands fluttered, and she said %u201CWell, no. I really don%u2019t have time. I%u2019m busy.%u201D %u201CListen,%u201D I said. %u201CYou must write, every day. Doesn%u2019t matter what, you write. Would you like to know what I do?%u201D %u201COh yes,%u201D she said, thinking the magic formula was about to be revealed. %u201CEvery day, when I get up,%u201D I said, %u201CI feed my dog, make my peanut butter toast, and go to my computer. And I write. First thing, every day. While I eat my peanut butter toast. This is how I start my day.%u201D %u201CI%u2019m so busy%u2013I don%u2019t have time,%u201D she protested. %u201CI don%u2019t necessarily work on my books right then,%u201D I said, trying to give her a hint. %u201CBut I write%u2013something. Every day. This is how I start my day. Even if it%u2019s only for a few minutes at first. I get started. Every day. I get breakfast, i write. I eat peanut butter toast and I write.%u201D %u201CBut I%u2019m too busy.%u201D"
- TechSiddhu rated 20 months ago
- From the page: "Today at a gathering, when a young woman saw me giving a copy of my poetry book as a gift, she hurried right over. She was excited about writing, and about wanting to %u201Cbe a writer.%u201D She was filled with questions about getting an agent and getting published. Does she have a product yet? No. Does she have a proposal letter and sample work to submit to someone? No. I could, and did, give her some basic tips about what she needs to do next. I even threw in some web resources. Then I asked the all-important question: do you write every day? The eyes looked to the side, the hands fluttered, and she said %u201CWell, no. I really don%u2019t have time. I%u2019m busy.%u201D %u201CListen,%u201D I said. %u201CYou must write, every day. Doesn%u2019t matter what, you write. Would you like to know what I do?%u201D %u201COh yes,%u201D she said, thinking the magic formula was about to be revealed. %u201CEvery day, when I get up,%u201D I said, %u201CI feed my dog, make my peanut butter toast, and go to my computer. And I write. First thing, every day. While I eat my peanut butter toast. This is how I start my day.%u201D %u201CI%u2019m so busy%u2013I don%u2019t have time,%u201D she protested. %u201CI don%u2019t necessarily work on my books right then,%u201D I said, trying to give her a hint. %u201CBut I write%u2013something. Every day. This is how I start my day. Even if it%u2019s only for a few minutes at first. I get started. Every day. I get breakfast, i write. I eat peanut butter toast and I write.%u201D %u201CBut I%u2019m too busy.%u201D So I smiled, gave Ms. Too Busy my card, a few more tips, and wished her well. I suspect that if I run into Ms. Too Busy again, she%u2019ll be warbling about wanting to be a writer, and complaining about how hard it is to break in. But she won%u2019t be writing. Every day. The only way to be a writer is to write. Most writers can%u2019t stop writing. Where people get lost is in thinking that they have to write something major, say, two chapters of a book, every day. They overwhelm themselves with huge goals, then decide that they%u2019re %u201Ctoo busy.%u201D Just as a concert pianist practices every day, a writer must write. The pianist doesn%u2019t necessarily play an entire performance that is upcoming when he sits down each day to practice. The pianist plays different things. The pianist keeps the fingers limber, and keeps challenging herself to play a little of this, a little of that, more of this, as well as the huge, grand pieces. Writers must write%u2013a little of this. Some of that. You can write a journal entry that includes an emotion or a description of the day. You can write a poem, or the start of a poem. You can write a short one-paragraph description of a character. You can write a haiku. You can write about a dream you had. You can write the opening of a letter for an article you%u2019d like to sell. You can practice writing submission letters. Once you have the pump primed, you can then write medium and large. You can write for an hour, or six hours. When you write every day, you learn what your needs as a writer are. You learn how to play different songs, building your concentration and your skills. Write. Every day. Caveat: if you write while you eat peanut butter toast, be prepared to replace keyboards frequently. But it%u2019s darned well worth it. And a keyboard costs less than a grand piano."
- anarch rated 20 months ago
- From the page: "Write. Every day. Caveat: if you write while you eat peanut butter toast, be prepared to replace keyboards frequently. But it%u2019s darned well worth it. And a keyboard costs less than a grand piano."
- waffley rated 20 months ago
- Very true.
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