The Gospel Of Writing According To MJ, Chapter Four- Stream Of Consciousness Writing

Let Go of Expectations.

Nothing turns out in the writing process as you expect. That’s the journey. That’s the excitement. That’s the joy of writing. The trick is to let our unconscious take us where we go while we move out of its way.

This process is true of all creating. When my authors expect a specific result, their writing is labored.

I was working with a new author on the book, Creative Intelligence, another book in The Guide to Getting It collaborative book series “Awaken Your Creative Genius” written by coaches that I created, edited, and published. During our first Discovery Writing coaching session, she asked me to give her an outline. I refused. I explained that I rarely suggest using an outline at the start of writing. Too often, it limits the imagination. And indeed, I urged, with the topic of “Creative Intelligence,” locking an author into a specific outline seemed like a bad idea.

I suggested her stream of consciousness writing. Don’t stop; just write until she couldn’t think of anything more to say. Tell stories, tell jokes, swear, misspell, whatever. Just write. She agreed to try it.

Before the next Discovery writing coaching session, she sent me her Stream of consciousness writing. There were flashes of brilliance, and lots of stuff I suggested she throw out. In frustration, she demanded I give her an outline, as that was the only way she could write effectively. Again, I refused, my reason being that it would exercise her creative intelligence, and that was what she was writing about; you can’t write about something if you are not willing to explore all of what it means. Read more....

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