Writing practice guidelines

"I am free to write the worst junk in the world."

·      Keep your hand moving (don't pause to reread--that's stalling and interrupts your thoughts)

·      Don't cross out (that is editing as your write. Leave it, even misspelled words)

·      Don't worry about spelling, punctuation, grammar (or margins).

·      Lose control.

·      Don't think. don't get logical.

·      Write what first comes to your mind.

·      No rules.

--from Writing Down the Bones, by Natalie Goldberg