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The Ploughshares Round-Down: The Right Way to Write | Ploughshares — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 13:00:19 +0000

[…] than comparing our work to someone else’s. These articles ask, “Is there a right way to write?” And the answer, of course, is […]

By: thooha

thooha — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 00:36:47 +0000

I agree with you when you said ideas come when doing mundane things. I find myself thinking when I’m driving and get so frustrated when I can’t jot my ideas down.
I’m also a huge fan of handwriting first and then typing it up. Things seem to flow beyter from pen to paper.

By: lightrose78

lightrose78 — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:38:30 +0000

Wow! I wish I could write like that with such depth and beauty to the words. In fact, I truly like your statement that it is very personal and the way you describe each different approach as if it was a gem inits own category. Simply Amazing! Thank you.

By: Viccy

Viccy — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 22:42:59 +0000

Definitely different things suit different people. For me, writing first thing in the day is great because i’m still half asleep and my over-critical thoughts are still switched off. Plus, if I haven’t checked my emails then my brain isn’t trying to problem-solve other things.

By: Sue Brown

Sue Brown — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 10:49:27 +0000

The only right way is to start and not stop until you write ‘The End’. What happens in between is up to you.

By: Diane Mulligan

Diane Mulligan — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 00:57:56 +0000

I find that different projects require different approaches. There’s no right way, and the only wrong way is not to write at all!

By: Patience V

Patience V — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 23:52:47 +0000

The right way is the write way. The wrong way is not write. That’s it. The better way is the way the allows you more creativity, more efficiency, more prolific expression, but as long as you write it is right.

By: poulosesarah

poulosesarah — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 07:23:17 +0000

True! There is no ‘right’ way to write!

By: Srinidhi

Srinidhi — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 16:14:42 +0000

For me it was to let go off the over thinking and just write. Often this works. But writing and writing no matter the mood is my routine. But I don’t think there is a right way or there can be just one way. I think every writer has a routine that suits them. But it mostly comes from the deep urge to write. For writing is the only way 🙂

By: Viv

Viv — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 16:01:39 +0000

No, there is no right or wrong way, only what works for you right now.
I’ve used most methods but I find allowing a story to tell itself in its own time is the best for me, whether that’s in days, months or even years.