I saw, tasted, heard and felt all of it… beautiful. Thank you for reminding me how important that 5 minute pre-writing ritual is. Observation IS writing. It puts us in touch with our senses, doesn’t it. 💕
I don't draft essays, stories, or novels in cursive -- except for rewriting and character sketches, stuff nobody but me is ever in any danger of seeing but is important to my process. I journal in cursive -- and I was doing just that one day on an airplane that was still boarding and a young man walked past me on his way to his seat and said, "Wow, that's so beautiful. I wish I could do that."
Love your cursive story Jan. How interesting you use cursive for character sketches--is that because they are literally sketches or written words or a combination? I love digging into our creative processes. Thanks for reading.
Written words -- sort of like journaling; just a way of telling myself that character's background story, habits, preferences, stuff readers don't really want or need to know but that helps me see where that character is coming from
This zinger stole my breath! We never spoke of those times his beautiful hands so quickly transformed from loops to whacks.
I like that you included the brain science connection to writing with a pen and the origin of your love for it. I don’t handwrite as much as I used to, but maybe that's because I include penwork in my art, which gives me that tactile connection and feeling you write about. Good morning, Trish.
I saw, tasted, heard and felt all of it… beautiful. Thank you for reminding me how important that 5 minute pre-writing ritual is. Observation IS writing. It puts us in touch with our senses, doesn’t it. 💕
Thanks for your read Coco and how observation is writing. I continue to hope we can meet IRL one day. Much love
Thanks for your read Coco and how observation is writing. I continue to hope we can meet IRL one day. Much love
I don't draft essays, stories, or novels in cursive -- except for rewriting and character sketches, stuff nobody but me is ever in any danger of seeing but is important to my process. I journal in cursive -- and I was doing just that one day on an airplane that was still boarding and a young man walked past me on his way to his seat and said, "Wow, that's so beautiful. I wish I could do that."
Love your cursive story Jan. How interesting you use cursive for character sketches--is that because they are literally sketches or written words or a combination? I love digging into our creative processes. Thanks for reading.
Written words -- sort of like journaling; just a way of telling myself that character's background story, habits, preferences, stuff readers don't really want or need to know but that helps me see where that character is coming from
This zinger stole my breath! We never spoke of those times his beautiful hands so quickly transformed from loops to whacks.
I like that you included the brain science connection to writing with a pen and the origin of your love for it. I don’t handwrite as much as I used to, but maybe that's because I include penwork in my art, which gives me that tactile connection and feeling you write about. Good morning, Trish.
Mxo
Thanks Maureen, yes I’m sure your artistic pen meets all the brain science connections, happy to steal your breath 🥰