Writing
Facts, tips and ideas about Writing — and how to find people for it.
Did you know?
Writing something down sorts it — what's on the page stops circling in your head.
The oldest known writing is Sumerian cuneiform — created around 3200 BC in Mesopotamia, pressed into wet clay with reeds. The first texts weren't stories but bookkeeping: who owes whom how much barley.
Source: Wikipedia
Tip
Write first, edit later. The brain has a writing module and an editing module — switching both on at once is the fastest way to a blank page.
Twenty minutes of writing, seal it, and you set the date to open it today.
Inspiration
Your story is worth telling. Start with the first sentence.
A small challenge
Same opening sentence, two stories. Then read them to each other.
Break the ice
“Which sentence from a book has stuck with you — even if you've forgotten the rest?”
Not every line here is sourced. Where a source is named you can read it up; the rest is collected knowledge.