Writing #3 : Just show up
![I often use this image as my screensaver to remind me that all I need to do is show up. I often use this image as my screensaver to remind me that all I need to do is show up.](https://www.on-a-limb.com/content/images/2023/10/6a01a73d69c5c5970d01b8d06f1553970c-320wi.png)
How do I get ready to write? I don't.
I just show up.
I don't meditate or clear my head or put on snappy music or dance or go over my outline or working my characters or make sure I'm on track.
I just show up.
Me. All of me -- my angst and sorrow and joy and laughter and irony and outrage and frustration and intelligence and stupidity and every other aspect of myself.
I bring all of me to the desk. Sit down. And start writing.
The best story unfolds when I bring my entire self to my office, sit down, and start.
Try it and let me know how it works for you.
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