Dear Writer, You Really Need To Just Go With Your Flow

Summary

The article "Dear Writer, You Really Need To Just Go With Your Flow" emphasizes the importance of embracing the natural ebb and flow of writing productivity.

Abstract

The author, I. Trudie Palmer, reflects on the unpredictable nature of creativity and writing, likening periods of high productivity to a flowing river and dry spells to the Atacama Desert. Having recovered from an unexpected allergic reaction that left them in a coma, the author advises writers to be gentle with themselves during less productive phases, suggesting that resistance to these periods only prolongs them. Instead, writers should take advantage of their creative flow when it comes and not stress during times of low inspiration, trusting that the cycle will turn again. The article encourages writers to explore and research unfamiliar concepts on their own, using "The Google" as a tool for discovery, and to enjoy the process of writing, including the inevitable droughts.

Opinions

The author believes that creativity is inherently variable, with periods of abundance (flow) and scarcity (drought).
Writers should not force inspiration but rather allow their creativity to naturally ebb and flow.
Resistance to unproductive periods can exacerbate and prolong writer's block.
The author playfully suggests that readers should embrace curiosity and look up unfamiliar terms or phrases themselves, enhancing their own learning experience.
Self-care and easing up on oneself during less productive times is crucial for a writer's well-being and long-term productivity.
The article implies that a writer's journey, including the challenges, is to be enjoyed and that personal growth is part of the writing process.

And be easy

I have not written a Dear Writer dot dot dot story for a while. In the last one, a bee stung me. I did not know that I was allergic to killer bee stings until I went into anaphylactic shock. There are no epi-pens in these parts so I have been in a Dear Writer coma until now, and after you read this piece, you might say “well you should have stayed there.”

Creativity and the urge to write come and go. There are times when you spit out pieces like watermelon seeds in the summer and other times you get atacamafied. I refuse to put a link to this word I just made up to explain the opposite of being flooded. We are thinkers, researchers, and writers.

Sometimes I am tempted not to put links to words and phrases that would be unfamiliar to some readers, I mean we have The Google. We can find the meaning of everything there, even the meaning of life. Enjoy a little chase, go look up the phrase for yourself!

So, I have been in a flow-drought-flow these days and when I am flowing, my fingers fly off my keyboard and when I get an attack of atacama, I have learned to just go easy.

As writers, we get to choose, whether to flow when it flows and relax when it doesn’t or just fret when we are off-kilter which invariably keeps us off-kilter longer.

Hint, hint

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Dear Writer, You Really Need To Just Go With Your Flow

And be easy