I remember the ads for the Yellow Pages used to be, “let your fingers do the walking” -
But how I write is I let my fingers do the talking. My mind stays disengaged. When my mind is involved, I’m editing, not writing (even when I start with a blank page.) I have to read what I write.
My biggest issue comes when I feel like I have to and there’s nothing there…Like this is a daily journal. It’s Monday morning and nothing has happened (well, I walked the dog and took out the garbage – but these do not imbue me with creative energy.)
So I let my fingers wander.
