I loved reading this, Eleanor. I work best to a deadline but I still insist on going through the motions of believing I need a lot of space and time to write. I've always known the opposite to be true, but I haven't been able to prove it as regularly as I have since I started writing on Substack. I set myself the target of writing one post a week and I'm almost at six months now without missing a post. I always say I'm the kind of person who doesn't have a lot of ideas but here I am writing something every week that I feel proud of enough to post. I definitely agree with you and Sian that writing encourages more writing, and I particularly liked what you said about considering your opinion on things you engage with on a daily basis more as a result.
I’m the same Katie, have tried to keep to once a week and, though I’ve kept it up for about six weeks now, it’s so hard! I almost missed this week as I felt I had nothing to say. I don’t know how long running columnists do it!!! Well done on doing six months that’s amazing.
Loved reading this, and also really appreciated the links.
And now I'm going to sit here and reflect on my own inability to construct fiction.
Hahaha, solidarity Neil!
I loved reading this, Eleanor. I work best to a deadline but I still insist on going through the motions of believing I need a lot of space and time to write. I've always known the opposite to be true, but I haven't been able to prove it as regularly as I have since I started writing on Substack. I set myself the target of writing one post a week and I'm almost at six months now without missing a post. I always say I'm the kind of person who doesn't have a lot of ideas but here I am writing something every week that I feel proud of enough to post. I definitely agree with you and Sian that writing encourages more writing, and I particularly liked what you said about considering your opinion on things you engage with on a daily basis more as a result.
I’m the same Katie, have tried to keep to once a week and, though I’ve kept it up for about six weeks now, it’s so hard! I almost missed this week as I felt I had nothing to say. I don’t know how long running columnists do it!!! Well done on doing six months that’s amazing.