Write Like You're Dying

This concept has been in the air for a while: write like you're dying. There it is, plain and simple. Write like you've only got 12 months left on this Earth. 

So why might this rather morbid technique be worthwhile? For a start, it focuses the mind, as the prospect of death tends to. Most writers are fortunate enough to have a neverending flow of ideas running through them. Too many, in fact.  Some concepts are dreamed up then unwisely forgotten by those who don't have a notebook o...