It is solved by writing.
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writ·ing
/ˈrīdiNG/
noun
the activity or skill of marking coherent words on paper and composing text.
People have written books, recorded history, journaled and kept diaries, and shared stories in writing throughout time. There is something powerfully healing about putting pen to paper (or finger to keyboard).
QUOTES
I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn. (Anne Frank)
Journaling is like whispering to one’s self and listening at the same time.” (Mina Murray)
Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on. (Louis L’Amour)
Write while the heat is in you. … The writer who postpones the recording of his thoughts uses an iron which has cooled to burn a hole with. (Henry David Thoreau)
You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page. (Jodi Picoult)
The first sentence can’t be written until the final sentence is written. (Joyce Carol Oates)
Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. (William Wordsworth)
Keeping a journal of what’s going on in your life is a good way to help you distill what’s important and what’s not. (Martina Navratilova)
Beware of advice – even this. (Carl Sandburg)
Let the world burn through you. Throw a prism light, white hot, on paper. (Ray Bradbury)
If I had not existed, someone else would have written me, Hemingway, Dostoyevsky, all of us. (William Faulkner)
A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit. (Richard Bach)
There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. (Maya Angelou)
Journaling helps you to become a better version of yourself. (Asad Meah)
Writers are often the worst judges of what they have written. (Stephen King)
Journal writing is a voyage to the interior. (Christina Baldwin)
YOUTUBE VIDEOS
YOUR ELUSIVE CREATIVE GENIUS
Elizabeth Gilbert, author of “Eat, Pray, Love” gives a suprisingly moving talk to make the point that all of us have creative genius in us.
WHAT I LEARNED BY JOURNALING FOR THIRTY DAYS
Matt D’Avella explains what he learned by journaling every day for a month.
WHAT READING SLOWLY TAUGHT ME ABOUT WRITING
In this TED Talk, Jacqueline Woodson shares how reading slowly — with her finger running beneath the words, even when she was taught not to — has led her to a life of writing books to be savored.
HOW TO JOURNAL EVERY DAY
FOR INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY, CLARITY, AND MENTAL HEALTH
Matt Ragland offers four tips on how and why to journal regularly.
WEBSITES
8 GREAT WAYS TO START THE WRITING PROCESS
Penguin Random House give you ideas from eight authors on how to kick-start the writing process.
KEEPING A JOURNAL CAN BE GOOD FOR YOUR EMOTIONAL HEALTH
Writing down what’s going on in your life right now can change your mood and even improve your health.
16 EASY WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR WRITING SKILLS
Writing is intimidating to a lot of people. The good news is that almost anybody can improve their writing skills with a little discipline and a willingness to learn.
BOOSTING YOUR MENTAL HEALTH WITH EXPRESSIVE WRITING
Self-expression can be a useful medium for processing challenging moments and accumulated stress and can also promote self-empowerment and acceptance.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN I CAN'T WRITE?
No aspect of a manager’s performance is of greater importance to success than communication, particularly written communication. By the facts, however, no part of business practice receives less formal and intelligent attention.
5 MASTERFUL INSIGHTS ON WRITING
Insights from Anne Lamott, E.B. White, William Zinsser, Elizabeth Gilbert, and David Foster Wallace to help writers with their writing.
FIVE TIPS FOR WRITING A BOOK PEOPLE WILL ACTUALLY READ
Inc. contributing journalist (and first-time book author) John Brandon explains what he learned writing his book.
HOW TO BEAT WRITER'S BLOCK
Author Maria Konnikova explores the reasons for writer’s block, historical approaches to remedy it, and current thoughts on getting the creative juices flowing again.
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