Step 2: Avoidance: Walk away from the blank screen and complete that one household chore you meant to do yesterday.
Step 3: Illusionment: Sit in your favorite writing space with possible cup of coffee/late and casual music playing in the background and begin typing your life story with the voice of Morgan Freeman and the diction of (insert favorite writer here).
Step 4: Reality: Erase everything you just wrote. Actually, Ctrl+Z, then save as separate draft under memoirs for another day.
Step 5: Confrontation: Begin writing absolutely anything on the screen. Anything, "I love potatoes." "I have two cats." "Sally sold sea shells down by the sea shore."
Step 6: Hope: Begin writing feverously with newfound inspiration or acceptance that this is all you've got.
Step 7: Season to taste: Add a splash of sarcasm, a hint of humor, a pinch of positivity, and top it of with a dash of doubt.
Step 8: Exhale: Close your eyes, hit the publish button, and exhale. You've just survived the 8 step slice. (Good luck with tomorrow.)
Love it! I need to remember this next time I'm unsure of what to write.
ReplyDeleteI love the part about Morgan Freeman being the voice of your life story. :-) I love Morgan Freeman's voice.
ReplyDeleteMorgan Freeman - the perfect slice narrator! I love your 8 step program for slice writing...I often do a lot of composing, deleting, recomposing, etc. in my head before I try to sit at the computer. Otherwise, I do a lot of walking away from the blank screen. I'm teaching my students about How To writing right now...it's amazing how many real life examples I have found lately! :)
ReplyDeleteYes, I can hear Morgan Freeman narrating. I've been here. Hope tomorrow is better.
ReplyDeleteThink there are a lot of us facing the fear of the page at this point!
ReplyDeleteYep. Step 2 happens to me all the time! It is amazing how much avoided housework I can get done when I should be/could be writing!
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