Intro to Write With RCS

 Write With RCS: An introduction to a writing niche 

             Here are some little essays on writing. There are a couple of more in the works and ideas for couple of more in mind That seems enough to begin this little niche blog dealing with writing.

             Over the years I have had several blogs, but nearly all of them have had a mix of many topics. I have seen and believed that the better blogs nearly always have a discrete topic or niche. So, now I intend to try and have such a blog.

 

            My present suggestion to bloggers, including myself, is to sort and present your writings into clearly defined areas. My first efforts to that end will be this blog on writing. "Writing" may not be enough of a clearly defined area. So, it seems I have a great deal of room for improvement.

 

            This blog will deal with the practice of writing. It may become a "how to" start writing and keep writing and include suggestions for getting "unstuck." It may include a suggestion or two for completing a useful draft. I will probably post of seeing our writing as a process of self-development and growth. The posts here will be about bettering our writing.

 

            It is beginning to sound like a "how to blog." Maybe I should call this blog, Hints For Bettering Our Writing. I say 'our' and mean 'our.' So I will appreciate your comments, suggestions, corrections, and hints for better writing because I need them. There is a "comment" window below where you can write to us. Your commenting can be anonymous, but it is better if you can identify yourself. Of course you an identify yourself with a pen name if you wish. 

            To start a valuable piece of writing, consider making a problem interesting and follow by offering a useful solution.

 

 

                                                                                                            Richard C. Sheehan     

Developmental Process

Writing is a Developmental Process 

                    It can be useful to consider the growing of your writing a developmental process. Your writing could suddenly get better, or even great, but neither is a good bet. However, when you keep writing and pay attention to the quality of that writing, you will begin to note changes occurring, some for the better. You can congratulate yourself. Consider the nature of the changes for the better and aim to accentuate the positive.

Kicked Back Writer

                    You can be relaxed enough. You can be abundantly relaxed. If you are not procrastinating, you may be relaxing just enough. If you are also writing, you are doing relaxed writing. There is no law against being a kicked back writer. Relaxed writing is often very good writing, and it is relaxing!

Changes

                    Your writing can change others and it does change you. Its a natural process. Your writing does not change alone, it also changes you, mostly for the better. As you practice your writing , as you write, your thinking changes, you come to behave differently, and to see happenings and life differently! To ripen and mature your writing, you cultivate it. This cultivating is les like high culture and more like caring for one's garden. Relaxed persistence and attention does the trick.

Do

                    Do avoid wasting time. You can sketch in a draft roughly; you can move fast when doing so feels OK. You can let your commitment and investment feel light. doing so does take some commitment. It pays to spend enough time and effort to make this draft a kind of complete version of that which you want to express. It can turn out to seem a mess, but it is your mess and there is almost certainly some good stuff in it. don't throw it a way yet.

                Try thinking of your words as though they are able to grow. Let them grow, allow them the energy they need to grow. Send energy through through your words. Relaxed is good, but you want to do too. Give your words life  energy to continue. You are cooking. You may already know that with attention you come to to the cooking, growth, and development.

Organizing  Words

                If you see your words coming into small piles and interacting you are most likely not crazy. Bundling is happening. It is a natural doing among us humans and an efficient doing. It is very likely that you are becoming more conscious of the process of writing. Attend and you may see those words separate and form new little piles according to some organizing pattern. The small piles consolidate and shake down into their best organization. They move together again into a big pile and work until a different pattern pattern emerges. This may repeat 4 or 5 times until you are satisfied or until it feels right.

As You Grow

                Your writing has undergone changes, so have you. Some of those changes will help your future writing be better.

                Onwards. 

                Let the new idea or perception finally take shape. Let go of the old perception and your writing grow. Some of your writing will seem bad this month and this year; accept that and see also that much of your writing shows improvement. As you grow your writing grows and as your writing grows, so do you.

Keep Writing

                Start writing and keep writing through great or little disorientation and chaos on to an organizing center of gravity; then go on to wrapping up and editing. Remember that is often best to complete a paragraph or more be foe considering the major rewriting of anything. Take time to reread your writing when you are rested, calm, and relaxed. You will find stinking poop from time to time. You will also find some truly fine writing. Pay attention to it. Then I try to destroy the stinking part before anyone else can see it. It is better to use it to point you you to the best of that which you were trying to say, Doing so might lead you to some of your best writing.

                We could be beginning a process of  satisfying life-long learning, cooking, and and maturing one draft at a time. We might call it a process of development.

                Thank you for reading.

                                                                                        RCS

  

Imagening a Final Draft

                   Review the brief reminders below.
                You may be well on your way to a solid draft.

                You have probably grown your meaning and begun to specify it to yourself. Good for you. Your thoughtful efforts are giving you a good chance to complete some powerfully effective writing. 

                You have reached the point where at it is time to consider the steps to take to complete a great draft. Now can be the time to move forward toward publishing a darn good piece. 

                Calmly consider the foll0wing suggestions:

A: Now you are likely to have written that from which you can coax some true coherence. Great! From here you can complete this draft and begin the next one.

B: Take some time to see that our main meaning is clear to you.

C: Let yourself do some growing and cooking.

D: Sum up that which you have written into a genuine assertion central to what you have to say. Perfection is not necessary, but do remember that your assertion must assert that which can be quarreled with. Done? You may be more than half way to a fine finished work.

E: You can let yourself reconsider an outline or overall plan. It may not be necessary, but it could be a useful consideration.

                You are well on your way to submitting a meaningful piece of work to publish. You can be nearly ready to put your name to a good post or essay. Congratulations!

                Keep writing.

                                                                                                            rcs

Writing: A developmental Process

Write With RCS: learning, cooking, and maturing, one draft at a time.

                It may be useful to consider the growing of your writing as a developmental process. Your writing could suddenly get better, or even great, but neither is a good bet. However, when you keep writing and pay some attention to the quality of that writing, you will begin to note changes occurring, some for the better.  You can congratulate yourself, consider the nature of the changes for the better, and aim to accentuate the positive.

                You can be relaxed enough. You can be abundantly relaxed. If you are not procrastinating, you may be relaxing just enough. If you are writing, you may be doing relaxed writing. There is no law against being a kicked back writer. Relaxed writing can be very good writing.

                Writing can be very much a natural process. Your writing doesn't just grow by itself, it also changes you, mostly for the better. As you practice your writing, as you write, you come to think differently, behave differently, and to see happenings differently. To ripen and mature your writing, you can cultivate it. Cultivating is less like high culture and more like caring for one's garden. Relaxed persistence and attention does the trick.

                 Do avoid wasting time. You can sketch in a draft roughly; you can move fast when doing so feels okay. Let your commitment and investment be light. Doing so does take some commitment. It can pay to spend enough time and effort to make this draft a kind of complete version of what you want to express. It could turn out to be a mess, but it is your mess and you could find some good stuff in it. Don't threw it away yet.

                Treat your words as though they are able to grow. Let them grow, allow them the energy they need. Send energy through your words. Relaxed is good, but you want to do. Give your words life energy to continue. You are cooking. You may already know that with attention you come to see growth  and development.

                If you come to see your words come into a small pile and interact, you may be mad. Most probably you are not. It is likely that you are becoming conscious of the process of writing. Attend, and you may see those words separate and form new little piles according to some energizing pattern. The small piles consolidate and shake down into their best organization. They move together together again into a big pile and work until a different pattern emerges. This may repeat 4 or 5 times until you are satisfied or until it feels right.

                Your writing has undergone changes; so have you. Some of those changes will will help some of your future writing to be better then ever!

                Onward. Let the new idea or perception finally take shape. Let go of the old perception and let your writing grow. Some of your writing will seem bad this month and this year; accept that and see also that much of your writing shows improvement. As you grow, it grows; and as it grows, so do you.

                Start writing and keep writing through great disorientation and chaos and on to an organizing center of gravity; and then go on to wrapping up and editing. Remember to complete a paragraph or more before considering the rewriting of anything. Take time to reread your writing when you are rested, calm, and relaxed. You will find stinking poop. You will also find some writing of which you can be proud. Pay attention to it. For my part, I then try ro destroy the stinking part before anyone else can see it.

                You have begun that which may become an ongoing process of learning, cooking, and maturing, one draft at a time. 

                Thanks for reading. 

 

                                                                                                              rcs

      

                         

Intro to Write With RCS

Write With RCS: An introduction to a writing niche 

 I have perhaps a dozen little essays on writing in the works and ideas for a few more. That seems enough to begin a little niche blog dealing with writing.

 

 Over the years I have had several blogs, but nearly all of them have had a mix of many topics. I have seen and believed that the better blogs nearly always have a discrete topic or niche. So, now I intend to try and have such a blog.

 

My present suggestion to bloggers, including myself, is to sort an present your writings into clearly defined areas. My first efforts to that end will be this blog on writing. "Writing" may not be enough of a clearly defined area. So, it seems I have a great deal of room for improvement.

 

This blog will deal with the practice of writing. It may become a "how to" start writing and keep writing and include suggestions for getting "unstuck." It may include how to have some useful and to go a step beyond the step beyond in collecting them. I may include a suggestion or two for completing a useful draft. I will probably post of seeing our writing as a process of self-development and growth. The posts here will be about bettering our writing.

 

It is beginning to sound like a "how to blog." Maybe I should call this blog, Hints For Bettering Our Writing. I say 'our' and mean 'our.' So I will appreciate your comments, suggestions, corrections, and hints for better writing because I need them. There is a "comment" window below where you can write to us. Your commenting can be anonymous, but it is better if you can identify yourself. Of course you an identify yourself with a pen name if you wish. 

 

 

                                                                                                            RCS