Day 746: Blog Vs. Book

Hi Adam, well, I didn’t know that was a writing technique… I kind of like to write songs, and personally, when I can’t get inspiration, I just leave it, and then come back every once in a while until that so-much-expected-idea arrives! Mr. Carlos’s technique really works… one thing about inspiration is that you can’t force it, it comes alone. Congratulations, when are you releasing your System?

Hey Adam

I know the problem, since i used to write fiction stories quite often.
Chatting, blogging or commenting is a whole different world from writing a book.
Oftentimes, shortly after writing something, you notice that you forgot something. Then you re-write it. Then you read it again and find several mistakes in writing or in placement.”this would better belong there”. And your usure, which way would appeal more to the person reading this. You as a writer will always have a different connection to your book than anyone else, and small details that you think, only matter in your head but in the end matter to the whole.

From my expierience, you should just start writing the whole thing in one go. Itll take up 4-5 hours if its in your module size. Write very impulsively and how it fits in your head.
After you are done, let it rest for a day and then read it entirely again. SInce its your own thoughts, it should be faster than reading a totally different book, and you should be through with it in a relatively short time period.
Now that you have given it a rest, you will notice things that you did not in the heat of the moment from the day before.
Then you can correct those mistakes and add things that you might have forgotton, to it.
Take the result of your impulsive writing as a prototype. Nothing will be perfect on the first try and if you keep adding to the prototype, it will only improve.
Once you think, you have finally finished editing and adding, let it rest for a few more days.
Its really surprizing how different you look at what you wrote, even days later.

If your writing a book, do this chapter for chapter, or in your case, module to module.
Keep your mind on what your doing and cut out the other ideas for the modules.

Well thats all the advice i have.
Mod 3 is great, adam, and obviously what your doing against the writers block is working!.
Shred on buddy.

Danny

Hi Celina, wow you write songs? That is cool, my father writes poems and lyrics and he says the same thing, when he is stuck he’ll leave it for a few days wait until he gets the “inspiration” again (which usually always comes a few days later).

PS Stay tuned, you’ll be the first to know when this System is released!

Hi Danny, mate, thank you for your awesome suggestions and advice mate. I am very interested to hear that you used to write fiction novels. How does writing fiction compare to our “non-fiction stories”? In some ways I could imagine that being a lot tougher.

You have given me really great advice regarding on letting it rest for a few days after multiple edits, going back with “fresh eyes” gives you a new perspective. I also like how you “frame” that I should be able to do a first draft in 5 or 6 hours! That is a great mindset shift to my current thinking.

Thanks Danny!

Hey Adam I used to write poetry before I got married and had a baby. I always found it easier to write about the things that were around me or what was going on in my life. I just finished reading your third module and I will be working on some of the things in it. thank you for the ideas can’t wait for the next one. have a great week Angie

Rarely really.
Im too busy most of the time researching training methods and things about the air force.
I only write notes once in a while if i have a spontaneous good idea.
I hear that shreddersphere 2.0 will have a much better communications system for talking like this, right?
I cant wait.

Danny