We continue on with Guest Post May by welcoming Leigh
Covington to Motivation for Creation.
Leigh is known to be one of the most supportive bloggers on the web by
pretty much everyone who knows her. She
has a great sense of humor, which often finds its way into her blog posts. She also is an inspiration and her blog,
Leigh Covington, is one that I make sure to read every post.
I am so happy to have Leigh over to guest post, because I
know we’re in for a treat! Take it away,
Leigh!
Hey
Lara! Let me just begin by saying, “Thanks!” I’m so excited to be here today
and I appreciate the opportunity to share on your blog! You’re awesome, girl!
For
those of you who know me, you know that I like to keep my posts short and
sweet. I will try to stick with that today!
At
first I was so discouraged as to what to write about, but while I was at my
latest conference, something hit me and I knew that’s what I wanted to post
about. It’s simple really, but there are a few points I want you to think of.
(Bits
of this are taken from Kevin J. Anderson’s talk on 11 Tips to Increase Your
Writing Productivity.)
Know the
Difference Between Writing & Editing
Or
better said… Know when to write and when to edit! Okay, we all talk about
wanting to shut off our inner editor, but guess what? It really does delay the
process. Anderson has written over 50 books! I think he knows what he’s talking
about so I think it’s important to listen to what he has to say.
Here
are a few points that he made.
1. You’re using different parts
of your brain!
Yeah, we use one part to write
and another to edit. Why complicate thing by switching back and forth?
2. Use your writing momentum!
This totally makes sense,
right? Don’t slow down when you’re on a roll. Don’t move back while you’re
moving forward! Kevin J. Anderson
While
he was talking about this… something from the movie, Finding Forrester came to
mind. It’s short and awesome to watch, so take a second to check it out. I
promise you won’t regret it!
This
is one of my favorite parts of the whole movie! But listen…
“You
write the first draft with your heart. You rewrite with your head.”
Doesn’t
that make sense to you? It does to me. I don’t think we should slow the
momentum of our writing because that is what’s coming from our heart. Let your
brain work out the details later.
I
think you’ll find you like your stories better and you’re getting more
accomplished!
Thanks
again Lara! And thanks everyone for checking this out.
What is your
opinion on this? Agree or disagree?
To get more of Leigh, hop on over to her blog, or follower her on twitter at @LeighCovington.
