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Friday, 08.29.2008 |
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| Writing from the Body |
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Notes
the eight great fears:
1) fear of being left alone
2) fear of offending
3) fear of showing all of ourselves
4) fear of our own shadow
5) fear of the mud and the blood
6) fear of success
7) fear of failure or not getting published
8) fear of trust
creativity is not tidy or polite, it's insistent, it's an urge to create
a lot of references to the body, some of it seems kinda forced metaphors
pay attention to your body when you first sit down to write
this is almost like the Alexander technique, are you tense or relaxed
purposely take deep breaths and focus on a feeling of power and certainty
breathe deep even when you're listening to others to connect and be strong
descend into the fear of offending others, and write true to yourself
think about the times when someone asked if you were okay, and you say fine
those unspoken words are more destructive than the written word
you can't write walking on eggshells
you can tell you're being true when your characters and images resonate
don't censor aspects of your characters, or what happens to them
we write to make sense of our lives, but also to pull out the rug from under us
writing starts with trouble, not peace
line in a poem by William Stafford: "I'd rather slime along than be heroic"
remain still inside, and listen for the words you are meant to write
don't sabotage your success to avoid making your parents resent it
some writers fail because they don't want their parents to take credit
write for yourself--always
to create is a natural response to joy, not done for any outward result
write as if your audience consists of terminal patients
Thoreau: "...in literature it is only the wild that attracts us."
Marvin Bell: "Have a lot of nerve. Fall down big, make a big splash."
try movement and exercise and listen to the words that arise from it
overall, the exercises and body work don't seem as useful to me
the best part is probably the idea of breathing deep while writing
like using posture to make yourself feel better, use it to feel more creative too |
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