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"Patience" -that last word of our reading today and a word that really stuck with me. I used to believe that writing was easy for writers. It wasn't easy for me, therefore I wasn't a writer. Patience is helpful. Patience would have been helpful in the moments I tore myself apart for not finding the right words in the right moment.
"unfulfilled potential"- those words are for all those times I forced writing. The times I made myself sit and write until I felt sick. The suggestion that we slow down the process and write consistently in smaller chunks of time makes sense. It is just a matter of building the habit. Fifteen minutes can be carved into any day. Fifteen minutes without any crazy will be more difficult.
"the skills we need to find motivation are learnable"- everyone can do this. It provides hope for writers themselves and people like me who are asked to help cultivate the writers in our children.
I'm glad you pointed out this quote, "the skills we need to find motivation are learnable". It really sticks out to me too!
ReplyDeleteIn the writing courses that I teach, I typically have a couple students ask at some point why we're doing all this writing, because it's not like people *learn* to write--they just are writers. This typically leads into some bigger discussion about how skills are learned through habit and practice, and that by practicing writing every day, they are learned. I'm not sure if the students who voice their concerns buy it, but I hope that at the end of the semester they at least recognize that practicing can help cultivate their skills!