Daily exercise - it's necessary to keep our bodies strong. Exercising writing muscle is the same. Get your "write brain" moving regularly to strengthen your writing. I'm coming back to this blog after weeks of pain and distraction. The pain is an arm and shoulder injury from a falling cabinet. I find it tough to concentrate or be productive while in pain. For all those creative types who continue to produce after cutting off an ear or other personally maiming actions in the name of art, good for you; that's not me. My brain-on-pain is not my best creative brain.
What I have done for these weeks other than teaching is to increase reading. Think of it as a passive exercise, reading other excellent work until it's time to write again. Also like exercise, blogging is a regularly scheduled life event. Getting in the flow is easier than erratic production.
So get your writing muscle moving! Grab a pen, paper, computer or iPhone and start writing. Aim for longer than a tweet but less than War and Peace, at least for this week.
