I like writing early in the morning too. Those first hours after sunrise. Cup of coffee and quiet house. Writing before turning on the TV, before anything has a chance to clog up my brain for the day. Thank you for reminding me of this. I had a successful session on Saturday, working on the memoir for the first time in a long time. Hope to make this a regular thing. Cheers.
Kept this unread in my inbox after I read it and kept reading it until I got back to writing today (629 words!). Thanks for all of your thoughtful words
Great encouragement. I like "fight for that time." The need to write finds the moments. It's about cherishing them and recognizing that you are writing.
Whew, I needed this reminder. I'm stopping the doom scrolling, pulling out a book to read over coffee (Olga Tokarczuk's The Empusium) and going to reset myself and get to writing. Appreciate you Jamie!
With running, as a running coach, I like to tell others and myself, "Never judge a run by its first mile." It's awkward, stiff, discouraging. But after the warmup, magic can happen; you can run places and go father than that first mile suggests. Same with getting back into a writing project and working past that first paragraph.
I love the idea of memorizing a poem instead of staring at the phone. And the quiet morning writing time is a powerful portal to untethered creativity. It takes real discipline to get out of the cozy bed and get there!
I like writing early in the morning too. Those first hours after sunrise. Cup of coffee and quiet house. Writing before turning on the TV, before anything has a chance to clog up my brain for the day. Thank you for reminding me of this. I had a successful session on Saturday, working on the memoir for the first time in a long time. Hope to make this a regular thing. Cheers.
Kept this unread in my inbox after I read it and kept reading it until I got back to writing today (629 words!). Thanks for all of your thoughtful words
Just the message I needed to read today. Also, those clouds!! Gorgeous.
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Insightful. Timely. Thanks.
Great encouragement. I like "fight for that time." The need to write finds the moments. It's about cherishing them and recognizing that you are writing.
Whew, I needed this reminder. I'm stopping the doom scrolling, pulling out a book to read over coffee (Olga Tokarczuk's The Empusium) and going to reset myself and get to writing. Appreciate you Jamie!
Thanks you for this encouraging note !!
Inspiration and reminders I need, thank you.
With running, as a running coach, I like to tell others and myself, "Never judge a run by its first mile." It's awkward, stiff, discouraging. But after the warmup, magic can happen; you can run places and go father than that first mile suggests. Same with getting back into a writing project and working past that first paragraph.
love this!
Thank you for this. These are much better words to have in my head than, to use Lamott’s term, the running commentary of KFCK. :-)
I love the idea of memorizing a poem instead of staring at the phone. And the quiet morning writing time is a powerful portal to untethered creativity. It takes real discipline to get out of the cozy bed and get there!
Jami, you gave me exactly what I needed this morning. Thank goodness!!! You are a long distance mind reader and I am most grateful you read my mind.
This is a little more time-consuming but I really loved this piece about memorizing poems instead of looking at your phone and I genuinely believe this could have a healthy impact on your writing (gift link) https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/magazine/morning-ritual-poetry-memorization.html?unlocked_article_code=1.104.46QJ.5dWV7Y_g94Mu&smid=url-share