Why I Love A Challenge

My pledge to write a story a day in September and what I hope to gain

A Challenge Begins

Saturday I’m starting a writing challenge to write 31 stories in the month of September. It sounds more daunting than it is for me because writing every day is my rhythm and what keeps me sane. I am a writer and am a much happier person and easier to live with when I put pen to paper every morning. Many days in response to my prompts I am writing a story so it isn’t much of a change.

Do not assume that because I’m writing a story a day that I’m not thinking about quality. I’m not just slapping words on a page to get them down. I’m crafting and creating.

Morning Pages

As part of my daily writing practice I write 3 pages of steam of consciousness writing as prescribed by Julia Cameron and her book The Artist’s Way. They are labeled MORNING PAGES and are a brain dump of sorts. You write whatever comes to mind. The Artist’s Way is about a creative life and morning pages do not just apply to writers, but any creative person. Most of the words on these pages are not usable in a story or other article but they are important. The importance is the time AFTER I write in the morning.