What Comes Next?

Now that you have thought about your writing process and have something to write about it is time to execute. It doesnt matter if you are writing a poem or an analysis of an article, you need to follow through with your writing process. A great book to read about writing is, “Ron Carlson Writes A Story” by Ron Carlson. It is about writing short fiction but many of the concepts could apply to any style of writing. The concept that stuck with me from the book was the idea of eliminating distractions from your writing. He talks about avoiding using the internet or even refilling your coffee cup when you run out. He says that you need to write until you are finished no matter what. Another great tool for instruction on writing can be found on youtube.com. A professor named Michael Abernethy from Indiana University Southeast has put together a series of videos to correspond with a writing clourse he calls the “Writing Capstone.”

Here are a few links to his videos that I found relevent or entertaining:

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