Richard Andreoli
Write no matter what else happens in a day.
It’s easy to make excuses for why you can’t write — work, family, or other obligations always get in the way — but I always force myself to make time because writing feeds my soul. I’ll use my lunch break, wake up early, or skip taking a circus class, and my entire day is always happier as a result. And it’s not as difficult as you may think.
Carolyn See was my former writing professor at UCLA, and one of the things she taught us was to always write a thousand words a day, five days a week, for the rest of your life. It’s not a huge amount of writing, and it’s invaluable advice because once you’ve hit a thousand words it’s difficult to stop the flow. Even when I’m having a day where my work feels uninspired, exhausting or frustrating, like I’m forcing the words out of my brain and onto the paper without any love or creativity, I make myself do it. I’m constantly surprised by how this process helps me work through any creative funk, or produces something that will later inspire a better idea.
It’s easy to make excuses for why you can’t write — work, family, or other obligations always get in the way — but I always force myself to make time because writing feeds my soul. I’ll use my lunch break, wake up early, or skip taking a circus class, and my entire day is always happier as a result. And it’s not as difficult as you may think.
Carolyn See was my former writing professor at UCLA, and one of the things she taught us was to always write a thousand words a day, five days a week, for the rest of your life. It’s not a huge amount of writing, and it’s invaluable advice because once you’ve hit a thousand words it’s difficult to stop the flow. Even when I’m having a day where my work feels uninspired, exhausting or frustrating, like I’m forcing the words out of my brain and onto the paper without any love or creativity, I make myself do it. I’m constantly surprised by how this process helps me work through any creative funk, or produces something that will later inspire a better idea.
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