If you joined me live today, you wrote. If you are watching the replay, you are about to write. And that is what this is all about.
In today’s post-writing session, I talk about one of my favorite subjects: shiny objects, squirrels, and rabbit holes. In other words, the supposed detours and distractions that keep us from our creative work.
Or do they …? 🐿️
As a bonus to today’s writing session, I created a five-page guide, “Creative Wanderings: How to Harness Detours and Distractions by Setting Powerful Intentions,” to help you make the most of those shiny-object moments, and to build some powerful intention around your weekly writing sessions with me or any time you sit down to write. The PDF download is free for paid subscribers and you can put it to work immediately. Here’s how it’s organized:
Is This You? (A Quiz)
Embrace the Creative Chase
Setting Intentions
How to Do It
Sample Intentions (50+)
Practicing Balance
Practice Makes Progess
When are the sessions?
Free and paid subscribers receive a notification when I’m live on Substack. I also post dates for upcoming sessions in the weekly Micro Monday post.
Attendance to the live session is free; the recording, downloads, and challenges are for paid subscribers. Don’t worry if you join mid-way through or even at the last minute—you can still get some focused writing done in a short period of time. Trust the process, which includes whenever you’re able to show up to write. We always add the title last, so you can make your titles do some heavy lifting even if you join with a few seconds remaining.
Writer-ish is a reader-supported publication. Upgrade today to a paid subscription ($5/month or $50/year). Among many other benefits, you’ll receive access to the replay and bonus content. Get out a 3-ring binder, because printable and workbooks are my jam and I’ll have plenty for you to download here.
I always recommend writing the same prompt more than once, too. Watch the replays regularly to see what might be possible with your work.
How the live writing session works
You can drop in exactly at the start of the writing session (always at the top of the hour) and leave right after, so you’ve only taken 10 minutes out of your day.
I join 5 minutes prior to say hello and hang out 5 minutes after to answer any questions. We start promptly at the designated start time, and I’ll let you know when you have one minute left.
When our 10 minutes of writing time are up, you're welcome to sign off or hang out for a few minutes to ask any follow-up questions via the live chat. I usually share a tip or two about writing, organizing, and living your micro.
Today’s prompt begins at 3:35
Today’s post-session talk begins at 15:30
Again, latecomers are always welcome. Don’t be shy and just start writing. The prompt will be on the screen along with the countdown timer. Even if you show up with two minutes left, you will have something. Trust your timing, and make those two minutes count.
Supporting your micro journey
I'm attaching a Table of Contents template you can use to track your micro pieces for Writer-ish on Substack. To learn more about how and why I use a TOC to track and organize your micro prose, join a class or the next Writer-ish writing session.
All subscribers can get the TOC template for free here.
Paid subscribers receive access to additional templates to help you build a body of work and become a better writer.
Bonus for paid subscribers: A weekly challenge to help you move your micro and hybrid work forward.
Bonus for paid subscribers: This week I’m sharing a 5-page guide on embracing creative detours while getting our writing done.
To view the entire video (19:10) of the writing session and receive access to the archive, bonus templates and weekly challenges, please consider a paid subscription. It helps me keep the lights on so we can all keep writing. 💚
Paid subscribers, read on for this week’s challenge and bonus download.
