Dear Noah, This week on the DIY MFA blog, there was an interesting article from a writer who was considering two different approaches to writing productivity. The first approach is to write every day, for a set amount of time. The second approach is to consider how energy for writing varies, and to tailor the […]
Sample buddies post: supportive processes
Dear readers; In this example of our writing buddies process, Indigo is responding to my missing a day of posting. The external realities of a big snowstorm meant I had to abandon my regular routine, and even though I got a lot of work done on the snow day (against all odds), I had missed […]
Sample writing buddies post: More on process
Dear readers, It turns out that what I wanted to share with Noah today wasn’t about content. It was about a big adjustment I made to my writing process. Some days, my big breakthroughs are about what happens in the story – maybe Miranda was the psychic that convinced Dr. Graves they are a ghost! […]
Sample writing buddies post: birds and nests
Dear readers, This was my first post in our writing buddies space. I’d been thinking a lot about one of the central images/metaphors of my dissertation, and had been referred to this piece of text by a friend. Sharing both the image and text felt important to show Indigo, and their positive response helped me […]
Sample writing buddies post: Cat burglars
Dear readers, Here is a sample post, where I posted a little scenelet from what I had written, and Noah responded with enthusiasm and love. I loved my little scenelet, but it’s not at all publishable – this is first draft level stuff, might not make it to the second draft, and almost definitely will […]
Moving forward with experiment 6: writing buddies
Our pilot week as writing buddies went well – we have both loved the chance to talk to each other more often, and with more detail, about our writing projects. So, we will carry on! Here are the details. The experiment We will be each other’s writing buddy, and provide positive feedback and encouragement several […]