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A quick writing prompt for you.
When you are stuck on what to write for short fiction, what you could do is use the cycle approach.
Usually the first and last time we do something comes with conflict.
For example,
The last time a character saw his Dad.
The last time they could see.
It is the end of an era and the beginning of another.
Same goes for the first time.
The first time I remember losing my way.
What can you do?
Use your story to write flash nonfiction.
Pick inspiration from your…

What is the use of writing?
At a point we ask what is the use of writing.
Especially for writing like journalling and creative writing that is not necessary for a commodity.
What I see in the face of Ai is like the game of chess. The chess AI plays better than humans but we compete with ourselves .
Five years ago. Wait two years ago we discard the thought of robots writing literature now the argument has changed.
One thing is that the landscape of writing is changing .
People are bridging…

What makes writing good enough?
Personal Update
I have been writing my tests in school. Preparing for exams.
What makes writing great?
As a beginner when I read great writing it resonates and I love it.
But when it comes to writing mine there is that missing link. It is like an empty drum.
What is missing I don’t know. If I knew, my writing would be great.
One of the challenges of a beginner is that we don’t know what we don’t know.
I have been thinking ” how can I know the missing link”.
I…

The courage you need to write
At first when I started writing I thought it was because I didn’t know that much about the techniques that’s why I was scared. Until I realized that other pro writers where scared.
With every passing day I write . My admiration for the writers that show up to write grows.
Writing is an act of courage. Everyday I have to muster the courage to show up and write.
Quote
You need a certain amount of nerve to be a writer – Margaret Atwood.
I write in terror. I have to…

Quote
You fail only if you stop writing.” Ray Bradbury
Progress
Last week I told you about starting Small as a writer. I have consistently been writing for ten minutes everyday.
When I feel tired and overwhelmed, the goal is to show up as a writer and it is not necessary to write a “great” or “perfect” . Doing this reduces the pressure.
I feel more like a writer.
Ray Bradbury
One of Ray Bradbury Advice for young writers and beginners is to start writing a short story every week. I am taking…

I finally solved it!
After trying and failing to build a writing habit.
I asked myself one simple question and you can do it too.
What is the smallest amount of time I can dedicate to writing no matter how bad the day is or how much motivation I lack.”
For me it was ten minutes.
Since I write poetry and short fiction I use
Five minutes – Poetry
Five minutes – Short Fiction
I write in the morning it makes me feel better through the day. And if I ever miss I can make up in the…

Starting Small. Submitting your stories
50/50
This week on Tuesday I started writing using the 50/50 framework to reduce overwhelm and get started.
The 50/50 challenge is a challenge to write fifty words poem and a story.
Most of the problem and feeling comes from not doing the work.
This week I will edit the stories and submit them to literary magazines

A New Beginning Email 01
Hi I am Mechi you are getting this email because you subscribed to my website Buildwriting.
A little about me .
I am a writer working on building results and getting out of my head.
I publish and share my findings on my Blog and Podcast.
Every week on Friday I would send you an email with useful writing resources I found and what I have been trying. For now I don’t have a system or framework for the email. I will make one as we progress.
You can reply to these emails…

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