What A Writer Needs, Part 7 – Strength and Energy

This may surprise you, but writers need to be energized through good healthy food and some sort of exercise.  I was amazed to learn that many romance authors participate in the martial arts.   I'm in Thai Kickboxing and when I'm at it on a regular schedule, I feel stronger and I have more energy.

Last night I got past the pain and exhaustion to a point of high energy.  I felt like I could do my class all over again.  It makes me want to run and explore and write, write like a star blazing across the sky.

Some writers I know take daily walks to energize and clear their thoughts.  One writer whom I admired was my adopted grandmother Sybil Palmer Bellos.  Sybil wrote histories and would spend days and months in research.  For an exercise, she swam laps.  At the time, there were no senior centers, so Sybil purchased a swim pass from a local hotel.  In this way, she could swim no matter the weather.  I admired her energy and her writing right down to the end of her life.   Sybil had a profound influence on me especially during my teenaged years when I was trying to find myself as a writer.

So get out of your chair and find something that requires you to move whether it's belly dancing, martial arts, swimming, walking, or something else that will clear your mind for the really important stuff called inspiration.  Improve your writing by becoming stronger and increase your energy.

–Susan

Susan Hanniford Crowley

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