Finding a Path
Getting ready for the NaNoWriMo requires getting my mindset back into a place where I’m actually thinking about writing again. One of the things that is helping me out is an encore reading of this book;
Pickard, Nancy and, Lott, Lynn. 2003. Seven Steps on the Writer’s Path: The Journey from Frustration to Fulfillment. Ballantine Books. ISBN 0345451104.
This book has been a kind of epiphany for me. It is not so much a book about writing, it is a book about being in the mindset to write. The author’s trace the various stages that writers go through which they number as seven (hence the title). Those stages are; Unhappiness, Wanting, Commitment, Wavering, Letting Go, and Fulfillment. Each stage is explained with examples from the lives and experiences of authors great and lesser known. This book could well be about any topic as it’s great strength is in helping the reader visualize the goal and removing the self-imposed barriers. I may never write anything for publication, but I’ve gleaned a great many nuggets of wisdom for dealing with plain old life.
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