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  • September 29, 2023

Bad Writing, Spinach and Mid Week Musings

September 16, 2009 by Karen Swim

Have you ever had an idea that was brilliant in your head but completely worthless once it left that comfy incubator between your ears? I heard something that inspired me and my brain cells began to fire as I mentally formulated a brilliant post.  I was excited and could barely wait to sit down and write.

Twenty minutes later, I sat at my keyboard tapping out my idea. I wrote two paragraphs and read in horror a jumbled, confusing mush of ideas that made me want to weep with embarrassment. I tried in earnest to fix it, and several mixed metaphors and half formed ideas later, I decided to close the document and walk away.

I had a bowl of spinach, which cured my brain fog and mood. An hour later, I returned to the post and declared it a horrible, depressing mess.

I learned two things:

  1. Spinach is magical (for me at least)
  2. Sometimes what you write really does stink, admit it and move on.

What have you learned this week?

For some decidely non-stinky writing, check out these posts by writers who clearly eat their spinach:

  • Trees of Gestures – Amy Palko sees beauty in what some describe urban blight.
  • The Sound of Rain – Janice Cartier’s writing always sings.  Somehow she even makes melancholy magical.
  • Love Conkers All – A beautiful post by published author Stephen Fry.
  • Stories to Pave the Path to Dreams – Emma Newman is a writer to watch, this post captures that restless feeling we all experience on the road to change.

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: amy palko, emma newman, janice cartier, stephen fry, Writing

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