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Excellent insights! They relate to my own blogging about the writing process–even how it relates to running. I have not read Murakami’s book yet, but I may need to add it to my summer reading list!
Originally posted on The Daily Post:
Much of the writing process doesn’t involve writing. That’s how it feels for me.
In some comments I read across the WordPress.com community, and in our current Writing 101 challenge, I notice that bloggers can be really hard on themselves.
I’m so behind.
I can’t think of anything to write.
I didn’t publish anything today.
Writing isn’t automatic; it’s not a mode you turn on and off. Think about our daily prompts, or our free-write challenges. You can’t always sit down and write. Writing is about much more than the physical act of writing — there’s a lot of thinking, observing, and simply being involved. I’ve been pondering this in the midst of Writing 101, in which we ask thousands of participants to experiment daily with their writing and respond to various scenarios. In many cases, the process itself — not the end product — is what really matters…
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