Summary

The author suggests taking a break from writing to rejuvenate creativity and originality, especially when feeling unmotivated during a prolonged winter.

Abstract

The article titled "My writing Advice to You. Stop writing!" discusses the importance of recognizing when to step away from writing to avoid producing low-quality content. The author describes a winter morning where despite a well-established routine, the motivation to write is absent, likely due to the long and energy-sapping winter. The author reflects on common writing advice found online, such as writing daily, thinking about the audience, getting inspired by others, and using stock photos, and critiques these as potentially stifling creativity. Instead, the author encourages readers to embrace the unpredictability of the artistic process, aiming for originality and personal expression, much like historical figures like Monet, Twain, or Mozart did. The recommendation is to take advantage of a sunny day by going outside, suggesting that sometimes the best thing for writing is to stop writing temporarily and seek inspiration from the world.

Opinions

The author believes that consistently producing content can lead to a decrease in quality.
The author is critical of the common writing advice circulating on platforms like Medium, viewing it as promoting unoriginal and audience-centric content.
There is a sentiment that the pressure to adhere to "Golden Rules" of writing can hinder one's ability to create truly original work.
The author values the importance of personal experience and the natural world as sources of inspiration over following trends or mimicking others.
The author implies that taking breaks from writing can ultimately enhance one's writing by allowing for new experiences and perspectives.

My writing Advice to You. Stop writing!

Catch some air.

Can’t wait for Spring to come. Photo: Author.

It’s early winter morning, and the last couple of nights have been cold. Negative double digits make me feel like the winter will last for a couple of more weeks.

The sun still has 2 hours to rise. Today’s weather forecast looks good. Sunshine all day long ☀️😎

That’s rare in this year’s winter season. Usually we get weeks of cloudy and snowy weather, so every single sunny day is always appreciated.

My Morning routine is ready:

✔️ Wake up at 4:45 A.M.

✔️ Make fire in our wood stove.

✔️ Brew a Large Coffee.

✔️ Start the PC.

✔️ Light my Salvia Candle.

✔️ Put on a chillout playlist. Café Del Mar Mixes are my favorite recently.

Nevertheless I’m out of motivation to write anything today.

Sure, my Idea book has plenty of topics to write about, but today I’dont feel like I can pick up any of those. The long winter is taking the energy out of everyone in our household. It’s already 4 months long. I miss the beauty of early Spring.

I went through my Medium daily digest and found a couple of articles about writing.

You can get lost is the amount of recommendations you can find there:

Write and Publish Daily

meaning: Produce low Quality content.

Think about the Audience

meaning: Don’t think about yourself.

Get Inspired by other accounts

meaning: Copy their style and writing topics

Use only Unsplash Photos

meaning: Be Original only in your text.

and so on.

The process of writing is a state of art.

Art per default is not predictable. Sure you can be consistent and create on a daily basis, but

I can’t imagine that Claude Monet, Mark Twain or Mozart were producing quality Daily or that they were thinking about their Audience, or searching for inspiration from other artists.

Sure they were geniuses, but shouldn’t we aim for the same?

Is there such a lack of originality that we can’t put our thoughts together without checking if our script is matching the “Golden Rules” of writing?

My Writing Advice to you:

Maybe Today is a good day not to write anymore.

Grab your backpack, assemble your family or friends and go for a hike, after all the sun will be out soon.

All the Best and Hit the Trail!