The Not-So-Secret Writing Process

February 15, 2013 in Creativity, Uncategorized with 10 Comments

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Think about it.

Dread it.

Beat yourself up.

Dig inside.

Go even deeper.

Bleed all over.

Blood becomes ink.

Write it down.

Reread.

Edit.

Think.

Edit again.

Freak out.

Repeat all steps.

Repeat some of the steps again.

Share.

Freak out again.

Sometimes applause.

Sometimes jeers.

But mostly crickets.

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  • annette skarin

    What a fun poem…for me, sometimes even the crickets seem to be jeering. :-)

    • http://unknownjim.com/ Jim Woods

      I know the feeling Annette!! Totally!!!!!

  • http://dailygallen.com/ tim gallen

    like your change from tomatoes to jeers. that line from your first draft just didn’t quite work for me. excellent post, my friend!

    • http://unknownjim.com/ Jim Woods

      Thanks. I appreciate your help!!!!!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=598060780 Susie Finney

    Good one, and so true!

    • http://unknownjim.com/ Jim Woods

      Thanks so much Susie. I think there is a lot of truth to it for sure. Thanks again!

  • http://KatieAxelson.com/ Katie Axelson

    “Writing is easy. You just sit down at the typewriter, open a vein, and bleed it out drop by drop.” – Walter “Red” Smith

    • http://unknownjim.com/ Jim Woods

      Hemingway said something very similar too. Great quote. Thanks for sharing!!!

  • http://www.tammygrrrl.com/ Tammy Perlmutter

    Ha! Love it, Jim! Is this your love poem to writing?

    • http://unknownjim.com/ Jim Woods

      I don’t know if it’s a love poem or just a written record of my process :) haha