Dawn Groves Land

How you approach your writing session is often how you experience it. Change your approach and see what happens for you.

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everyone: the voice track is a little breathy in spots. I have a new microphone so future podcasts will be cleaner.

Upcoming NaNoWriMo support podcast topics: procrastination, inner critic, word flow, writers block, judgement, relaxation

Howdy folks. I’m a non-fiction writer.

A couple of weeks ago I learned of the NaNoWriMo project (50K words in 30 days) and decided that this was the perfect structure to help me get over myself and finally write fiction. It doesn’t matter whether or not it gets published. Sort of.

Anyway, I’ve decided to podcast what I say to myself before I actually start typing. It’s a mental clearing and visualization practice similar to what peak athletes do when they want to improve their performances. It’s a working version of Dr. Steven Covey’s second habit described in his book, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People — “Begin with the End in Mind.”

Before I write, I do three minutes of mental preparation. Three minutes, that’s all. I’ve been published several times so I know it works. This preparation helps with procrastination, anxiety, or whatever else is preventing you from writing your heart out. So what are you waiting for? Download, listen, and…

Write Now.

Dawn