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Re: How to get started...

Melanie,
 
It seems like the greater my info and the more important the person
or subject is...the harder it seems it is to write the article :>)
 
Two things I like to do.
 
Let it cook - This means I walk away from it...do something totally
fun and just forget about it for a while.  Do NOT let yourself think
about it...do something absorbing...like shopping!  If you have time,
sleep on it.  Usually, you wake up with some great ideas. 
 
Outline - This is what you were taught in school, but my version
really works.  I make a list of topics or things I absolutely want to
include.  Then I pick the easiest and write a paragragh or two. 
Then I pick the next easiest...and so on.  Before you know it, you
have several paragraphs to arrange and you are on your way.
 
Oh, and I never call it "writer's block".  I just say I'm not sure where
to begin, or I'm stuck on how to approach it.  I think saying "writer's
block" is too negative and suggestive to our mind and attitude.
 
Sandie Parrott 
----- Original Message -----
From: m*@optonline.net
To: g*@lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 11:09 AM
Subject: [GWL] Getting in the mood

Writer's block - arrgh! I was wondering what tips all you experts have for those moments you deal with writer's block.
 
I'm currently working on an article on George Rasmussen, a man who should be known by more gardeners as a world class daylily and hosta hybridizer. The fact that he lives locally and has been a mentor to me for 10 years has my fingers in knots. Is it possible to know too much about your subject?
 
Thanks in advance for any ideas,
Melanie Vassallo
Garden Writer/Lecturer/Photographer
m*@optonline.net
 

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