Write Over the Hump: Writing Muscles

We need good, strong, flexible writing muscles to sustain us through the creation of our stories. But stretching our writing muscles isn’t as easy as it sounds. It’s not like we can go to the local gym and hop on a few workout machines. Though we do have some options if we know where to find them.

There are a lot of great books on writing available, one of the best being my own Write It Right: Exercises to Unlock the Writer in Everyone (hey, it’s been 26 weeks, I’m entitled to a plug). Be sure to check it out on Amazon Kindle for digital format or Amazon Create Space in print form. Purchase, if you will. Then set your timer and do the exercise below.

Write Over the Hump

On your desk you have a daily calendar. Each night, before you go to bed, you turn to the next day’s page. Then one day, there is no page for the next day. You think it is merely a mistake until you wake up the next morning. What do you find? What happens? Your 10 minutes start now. 

Let me know what the morning brings…