In prepping for NaNoWriMo, where an expectation (goal) is that you’ll write 50,000 words in November, it’s important to strive to meet your daily word counts, but it’s not a good idea to set them so high that you consistently “fail” to meet the goals you set. Two things neuroscientists have discovered are that your […]
We can all be too serious when thinking about or describing our work, and pessimistic when assessing the probability that we’ll land a publisher. No wonder our brains sputter and grind to a halt! If you’re going to write 50,000 words in November, employing humor is an effective – and fun – way to fire up […]
Some writers don’t begin writing until they have a fairly clear picture of what they’re going to write from beginning to end and seem to function best when organized. Others comfortably begin with a vague idea of story and characters, and seem to be comfortable unleashing their unconscious and letting the story unfold as they […]
It’s lovely that thousands upon thousands of people all over the world are participating in the National Novel Writing Month of November (popularly known as NaNoWriMo). It’s a brilliant concept that has obviously appealed to many aspiring writers, and I know many professional writers who use it to shame themselves into pursuing the creative work […]
To fire up your writing brain and tap into your writing genius, it’s important to understand what your brain can do for you. Twelve brain functions that benefit writing include: Add new neurons, even when you’re eighty. Create neuronal highways that speed up processing. Create new synapses; renew old synapses; discard unwanted synapses. Wire together, […]
A recent study of 460 study participants (aged 22-35) from the Human Connectome Project, reported in Nature Neuroscience, found a single, stark difference in the way brains were connected. In addition to scanning study participant’s brains (in a resting state), the scientists collected information on approximately 280 traits, such as the person’s age, whether they […]
