Sometimes things don’t go as planned. Write anyway.
There’s a quote that goes —
Don’t sweat the small stuff.
It’s all small stuff.
Richard Carlson said that. It’s actually the title of a book he wrote in 1997. I remember it being a popular phrase when I was in undergrad, and it wound its way into my long-term memory. I tell myself it a lot.
I’m telling myself it today when things didn’t go as planned. (Do things ever go as planned?) Even more importantly, I’m telling myself:
Write anyway.
I do hope you’ll do the same.
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Open your blog and write a post. It doesn’t have to be a heart stretched story…it just needs to be written…and shared.
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Pop around and visit some other blogs. Leave a comment about the ideas or the craft…encourage and soak up the magic that will find you.
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Use one of these images so we can find each other…and you can invite others to share their stories with us!
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I’m joining an open community of writers over at Sharing Our Stories: Magic in a Blog. If you write (or want to write) just for the magic of it, consider this your invitation to join us. #sosmagic
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I think unplanned helps writers and artists remember how to play. I’ve written about playing with drawing and poetry.
Still learning how to enjoy summer. Hummingbirds and frogs nudge me to play!
https://wordancerblog.com/2020/06/25/summer-of-hummingbirds-and-frogs/
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I tried Ruth’s strategy of adding a bit of research to any genre – https://teachersbooksreaders.com/2020/06/25/lessons-from-my-strawberry-lawn/
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I’m inspired by the writer Ross Gay and am writing about delight.
https://www.juliekcox.com/blog/a-delight
P.S. I read one of those Richard Carlson books about small stuff. I always need the reminder.
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LOVE!
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It was a good mail day. https://lcinmo.wordpress.com/2020/06/25/some-luck-a-memory/
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I’ve been thinking a lot about a topic for a memoir. Maybe this is the big question I would like to chase….https://ruthayreswrites.com/2020/06/25/a-quest/
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The pile waited — how has your reading experience going during this pandemic?
http://literacyzone.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-pile-waited.html
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Leaning into the complexity in real time. https://ourclasswrites.com/2020/06/21/family-happiness/
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This is a simple yet unforgettable small moment from my childhood: https://musicforplantlovers.wordpress.com/2020/06/25/strawberries-cream/
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Sometimes, all we need is a friend like Ruth or a teacher like Miss Pointy to remind us to just begin…
https://untanglinglifedotblog.wordpress.com/2020/06/26/writers-write/
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I didn’t write for a week. I am writing now. Read without judgement.
https://justforamonth.blogspot.com/2020/06/read-without-judgement.html
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Ok … so I thought I already posted it, but apparently not, lol. So here you go. I want to live in a world where the culture is a culture of helping … https://creativitylovingeducator.com/2020/06/27/a-culture-of-helping/
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