Atomic Habits author James Clear shares his five-step approach to the creative process in a recent edition of his 3-2-1 newsletter.
Create a cornucopia of ideas
Writer Brittany Ackerman recently shared what she calls a “rapid-fire” writing prompt just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. I found this exercise helpful — not only as a way to practice writing but also as a way to practice gratitude. Because gratitude is what Thanksgiving is all about, right?
In her post — “Rapid-Fire Gratitude | Writing Prompt” — she writes:
Write a rapid-fire list of 24 (because we are closing out 2024!) things you are grateful for. Choose 1 (or more) from your gratitude list and free-write a scene, a poem, dialogue– whatever comes to mind.
There you go. If you’re anything like me, you’ll think at the outset of this freewriting exercise that coming up with 24 things to be grateful for is a piece of cake (or pumpkin pie). But, reader, it’s harder than you think.
But don’t give up. Keep at it until you get a cornucopia full of gratitude. And then, get cooking — er, I mean, write!
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Andy writes! 