Have you lost the fun and creativity in writing?
Do you want it back?
Do you get caught up in the idea that your writing has to
be perfect or have a purpose? What happened to just letting
the words flow? To allowing the creative muse to come through?
To have fun with writing?
Most of us are very busy, and anything we write has a purpose:
for work or our businesses. Even if we WANT to write (a novel,
short story, poem, memoir, nonfiction), all our writing must
have a purpose. Or so we think.
And so writing becomes this big deal. Everything we write
must be beautifully written. Everything we write must be able
to be used for something else. We lose some of the joy we
used to find in just writing - for writing's sake.
That's why I created WOW - so that each week you could get
a writing prompt and just write. There's no correct way to
do it or a correct result you're looking for. You write whatever
it is you write. Every now and then, you might connect with
something deep inside. You might write a phrase or a sentence
that you really like. Mostly, though, I hope that you just
enjoy the writing.
Here's what WOW! (Writing On a Whim) is - a free, weekly
email writing prompt series to allow you the space to write
- with no agenda, no ulterior motive, and no perfection issues.
At the same time, WOW! can help you write well. One of the
reasons you may not write as well as you'd like is because
you don't have enough practice. If you just wrote more,
you'd write better. The WOW! series is designed to
keep you writing on a regular basis.
Starting the day you sign up, you will receive weekly emails
from us containing material designed to inspire and enhance
your next free-writing or journaling session. WOW! prompts
will come in several different formats, including famous quotations,
personal questions, writing exercises, unusual words and phrases,
and more.
You can, of course, use these prompts in any manner you choose.
We recommend that you use them for free-writing. In other
words, don't try to censor or edit what comes into your head
as you think about the prompt; just write it down. Give yourself
5 to 15 minutes and jot or type out anything and everything
that comes to mind. You can then review what you've written,
file it away, or toss it, depending on your mood and inspiration.
You don't have to give it a second thought if you don't want
to. And then next week, the same thing. Read the WOW, write
for 5 to 15 minutes, and then go on to something else. And
hopefully somewhere in there you'll discover the joy in words.
At the end of the day, metaphorically speaking, you'll
be a better writer.
And you'll rediscover the joy and creativity in writing.
Sign up below to start receiving our weekly WOW! messages
today! There's no obligation; WOW! is free. You just get to
write well.
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What others have to say about Writing On a Whim
Just did a little writing with my first
“wow” and it was surprisingly fun and refreshing.
I just gave myself 15 minutes to write whatever came to mind
from your quote/question. It was a relief to just write…not
be thinking that it has to be a blog entry, or some big aha.
I could let go of anyone reading it and just let my mind flow
wherever it wanted to go. It’s connected me to my love
of writing….
Thank you for this unexpected gift today! ~ Laura West,
coach and author of the Joyful
Business Guide, Norcross, Georgia
I want you to know that I do write when
you send these little prompts. They are very helpful to me.
They get me thinking. I have not done all of them, but the
ones I do, I usually put in a safe place to look at later.
Sometimes they go in an unexpected direction. I guess that
is what "having new eyes" is all about. ~ Linda
Melcher, Vancouver, British Columbia
I'd love to connect with you!   
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