Finding Time to Write - (writing advice)
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- čas přidán 22. 10. 2021
- How can you find time to write after a long day at work? If you want to become a writer while also working a full-time job, this will be one of the most difficult challenges. Poet Dana Gioia discusses ways to organize your time in a simple way so that you can write in a busy life.
All the videos in the "How to write with a full-time job" series are collected in this playlist of the full series, click here: • Becoming a Writer (whe...
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*"No day without a line."* I will pursue this from now on. The irony in my case is that I had more time to write and translate poetry when I was working at a job that had nothing to do with literature --and before the advent of the Internet/Email--but since I became a college teacher of English and English Literature, there was always that nagging feeling that there was something I needed to do to improve the courses I was teaching. However, if I set aside those 90 minutes a day, I'm sure I will benefit from both Dana Gioia's video and Pliny the Elder's adage.
I think he meant a line of coke
Excellent video from one of my favourite poets!!
ITS ABOUT DRIVE ITS ABOUT POWER
Very instructive and inspirational; thanks. I've just found your videos and am sure to watch as many as I can. (Ironically, instead of spending time writing!) It's great to hear some practical advice from such an established poet.
Thank you very much for making this video! Much appreciated.
This is an amazing video, short and filled with great advice.
Excellent advice!
Wow! It's such a simple thing, but it could change a career or a life: "ONE. GOOD. LINE." (or one good paragraph) --> This takes the seemingly impossible and makes it feel DOABLE. Even the most magnificent structure must be built just one well-placed stone at a time.
Thank you very much. Te best five minutes of this day in internet.
A lot of practical (and poetical) wisdom packed into a short video. It's the ninety daily minutes (or whatever consistently applied time one needs) that also underlies such ability to condense.
If the weather permits it I write outside, sit up straight and breath fresh oxygen. Writing in a room can make me drowsy and get too comfortable.
Thanks for sharing, very informative 👍
A wonderful, inspiring video. Thank you very much, David.
I don't even have a full-time job and I'm about to set this as a goal , that way , when I do get a job I'll already be in the habit of writing daily
I just want the full time job part
What a great piece of advice! To the point, doable, actually something I could see myself do!
Great piece of advice , also to get over the procrastination. Thank you Dana.
I love your videos, thank you for them. Very inspiring.
Love your videos.
What if you have a full-time job AND multiple young kids? Does anyone have any thoughts about how does the family dynamic impacts the when and how of writing every day?
Get your spouse involved. Ask if they can help establish a boundary for some time when you are not disturbed.
I used to write tons of poetry but I hardly write at all now and when I do I think it’s rubbish so I give up . I am writing a book but it’s very slow .. 🐢 Always got A s at school for English and did well in creative writing as well 🤷♀️
The value of writing poetry is not only in the quality of what one produces but also on the effect that the act of writing has on one's imagination and consciousness. So even the "rubbish" we create has its rewards. Good luck.
The benefits of writing poetry are not only the quality of what one gets down on paper. The act of writing itself enlarges and refines our imagination and consciousness. So even the "rubbish" we write as beginners has its value. Good luck.
The benefits of writing poetry are not only the quality of what one gets down on paper. The act of writing itself enlarges and refines our imagination and consciousness. So even the "rubbish" we write as beginners has its value. Good luck.
No mention of the legitimate demands a partner and possibly children place upon one … ?
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