{"id":5143,"date":"2016-03-04T18:32:26","date_gmt":"2016-03-05T02:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=5143"},"modified":"2016-03-05T08:28:17","modified_gmt":"2016-03-05T16:28:17","slug":"your-passion-for-writing-prompt-234","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/your-passion-for-writing-prompt-234\/","title":{"rendered":"Your passion for writing. Prompt #234"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Fountain-pen-w-color.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5145\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5145 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Fountain-pen-w-color.jpg\" alt=\"Fountain pen w color\" width=\"190\" height=\"142\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a>It&#8217;s palpable. I see it. I feel your passion for writing.\u00a0 I know the feeling. . .<\/p>\n<p>You want to write, but you aren&#8217;t writing.<\/p>\n<p>Because . . .\u00a0 first, you have to do this Thing and that Thing needs to get done and this other Thing just can&#8217;t wait.<\/p>\n<p>I know how it goes. I know you really do want to write.<\/p>\n<p>And I wonder, if writing means so much to you, why aren&#8217;t you writing?\u00a0 Why do you ignore your passion?<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a look at this. Whenever I have something I want to explore, I do a freewrite.<\/p>\n<p>Use the following questions as &#8220;writing starts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Start each paragraph with a question. Then write. Just write.<\/p>\n<p>What do I want to do in my writing life?<\/p>\n<p>What do I want to accomplish?<\/p>\n<p>What is stopping me from doing what I want to do, whether it&#8217;s writing or something else?<\/p>\n<p>What can I do to make my dream come true?<\/p>\n<p>What changes do I need to make?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m pretty happy with my writing life. This is how I make time to write.<\/p>\n<p>Share your discoveries with us, especially how you make time to write. Almost every writer I know would benefit from your answers.\u00a0 Post your writing on <a href=\"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Write Post Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s palpable. I see it. I feel your passion for writing.\u00a0 I know the feeling. . . You want to write, but you aren&#8217;t writing. Because . . .\u00a0 first, you have to do this Thing and that Thing needs to get done and this other Thing just can&#8217;t wait. I know how it goes. 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