Alchemy of Writing

 

Alchemy of writing:

some mornings have a certain kind of energy that seems to prevent an easy settling down, more distractions presents, and my rhythm seem slightly off. There’s all kinds of things that call me from the page, none of which are even slightly important and yet they are just enough to momentarily keep me from the page.

it’s a natural part of writing.

there’s no real tricks here, no methods that I know of that will draw a writer back to the task at hand. It’s a certain kind of energy, different than most mornings, and all a writer can do is recognize its presence and work within the boundaries that if offers. What’s not required is effort, or at least an undue amout of stress to force some concentration. This will only drive inspiration further from the page, changing the energy from the nervousness of distraction to one of feeling blocked from our creative source.

what I do – is work with the energy that’s present.

without demands for any change.

content with what I have right now.

and everything changes completely on its own.

that’s the alchemy of writing, not believing that I have to dictate the right conditions for inspirations to be given, free of all distractions, but simply being willing to wait for things to change. It’s about working with the energy that’s present, and even a single word on the page begins the magic of transformation.

nothing needs to be different than it is.

everything is already changing, shifting, creating a different type of energy. So this is what I work with, these ever changing conditions…

the alchemy of writing.

words appearing…completely on their own.

~
Peace, Eric