And One — And Two — And Exercise that Creative Muscle!
Dear Writer —Monday, March 1, 2021
Exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch, a journal entry. Writers are like dancers, like athletes. Without that exercise, the muscles seize up. -Jane Yolen
Have you ever thought of your creativity as a muscle? How about the skill of writing as a muscle? Is your brain a muscle?
If you think of creativity and writing as a muscle, then you probably realize that they need exercise.
Are you exercising your creativity and writing muscles daily?
NO?
Why not?
What are your daily writing expectations for yourself?
Do you expect that you will sit down and write a certain number of words or for a certain number of minutes each and every day? Or do you expect to complete an article each day?
Do you focus on a single niche when you publish here on Medium or are you one of those people who dabbles in several topics? Or do you work on one specific project until it is completed?
Even if you work on one specific project at a time, you should probably exercise your creative muscle as…
