Free Flow Writing

Let’s do a little writing experiment. Why do I write; why am I writing? I want to make it more of a habit and to become more of a skilled writer. More natural at it: that’s what. Make it easier for me to write and verbalize my thoughts. Not only that, but to also make it easier to structure and style a piece of word, or prose.

I want to write books, papers and essays, ideas and poems; but first, I must get used to writing, and writing in style. The style that will make me feel happy and make me feel artful. I want my writing to be artsy, no? Some sort of beauty and craft.

To write my books, I need to first get comfortable with writing. I always pause when I try to write them. I propose it’s because I’m not comfortable. It’s because I don’t know what I’m doing. I have tons of ideas but very little practice in putting pen to paper, or better yet, finger to key.

Writing a book does require some structuring and design. It’s not something that will auto-flow like most of what I’ve written, and like this very piece itself. This is simply my mind let free: talking onto the pages ahead. With a book, it won’t be so. I’ll have to plan ahead, plan the papers, plan the paragraphs, structures, and chapters. I can have an idea of what I’ll be talking about and the progress I wish to take, but after that, I can free-flow like I am now. Free-flowing always feels or sounds the best. I freeze or lose when I begin to think too much.

Maybe I should free-flow while having a general idea of what I want to write about and the direction the flow should go; then, afterwards, while re-reading and editing, shall I perfect it, or improve on it and make it better if it so needs to be. Free-flow is how I want it to be written, though. But the thing with free-flow: I often don’t know where I’m heading. It’s too free.

I have no idea of where I am, and I hadn’t the idea when I started. But this is the sort of writing style that I adore. Would I even be able to write like this if I spend too much time stressing about it and overthinking every sentence and direction I’m heading? This is why I deem practice is necessary: to write more and more until it becomes natural thought. Then I’ll be able to write and structure and design. Everything requires practice to get good at. I’ve barely practiced writing. I need more and more and more. Then in one year or two, or five or six, hopefully as soon as possible, I’ll be great.

Practice, practice, practice: it’s all you need. And then all the books you dream of can be written. And also discipline and consistency. Just keep writing and writing. You’ll get better and better. Remember, treat this like a job: be consistent, on time, and consistent. Do it day after day, week after week, and you’ll see how much more writing you’ll write.

You have got to write a hundred million times to find that one or few gems. Can’t only make one attempt and hope for it. That’s playing luck, and that won’t get you anywhere except sitting around playing duck. Best to get it done. On and on and on. Most will suck, most will be failures; but those few victories, they’ll take you further.

Yep, and yep.