Smash365: Uninhibited

Feb 10, 2012 by rus vanwestervelt

Don’t get it right; just get it written. ~James Thurber

Our inner critic stops us all too often from creating the works of our imagination. Why? Because we put too much emphasis on getting it right the first time.

Writing doesn’t work like that. Like Thurber said, you need to just get it written so you have a body of writing to work with.

Today, write about any animal’s inner thoughts. Don’t try to get it right the first time (what is even “right” for this topic anyway?); instead, play as you write. Take risks with how you bring those inner thoughts to light.

If you like what you wrote, there is plenty of time to revise and refine. For now, just cherish the beauty of writing uninhibitedly.

Rus VanWestervelt is a writer, photographer, owner of Ravenwater Press, and Teacher-Consultant with the National Writing Project. He is the founder and editor of Maryland Voices, a creative nonfiction journal for high school writers and educators. Rus has published hundreds of articles locally and nationally, and nearly all of them relate to writing and living an inspired life. His latest work of fiction, Cold Rock, was released December 9, 2011 and can be ordered at Amazon or at ravenwater.com. For more information about Rus and his work with writers, you can visit his website here.

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