{"id":121,"date":"2008-10-27T06:07:23","date_gmt":"2008-10-27T12:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=121"},"modified":"2016-02-23T18:55:41","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T02:55:41","slug":"prepare-to-write-your-ritual-of-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/27\/prepare-to-write-your-ritual-of-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepare to Write: Your Ritual of Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1PXTraK\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14730\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14730\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Screenshot-2016-02-23-18.54.01-223x300.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 2016-02-23 18.54.01\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Screenshot-2016-02-23-18.54.01-223x300.png 223w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Screenshot-2016-02-23-18.54.01-300x403.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Screenshot-2016-02-23-18.54.01.png 369w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/a>Fall is a great time to think about and put in place new rituals for your creative writing.<\/p>\n<p>Why are rituals an important part of our creative practices?<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Twyla Tharp<\/span><\/strong>, in <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1PXTraK\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Creative Habit: Use it and Learn it for Life<\/em><\/a>, speaks of the power of the &#8220;ritual of preparation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s vital to establish some rituals &#8212; automatic but decisive patterns of behavior &#8212; at the beginning of the creative process, when you are most at peril of turning back, chickening out, giving up, or going the wrong way.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>She says that thinking of these starting actions as a ritual has a transforming effect on her creative activities. I agree.<\/p>\n<p>So, my question to you is this:<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">What are your current preparation rituals for your creative writing practice?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stop and answer this question. If you have a ritual, great. Is it working for you? If your answer is \u201cyes,\u201d excellent, congratulations, and keep up the good work. If no rituals are in place, or the ones you use don&#8217;t inspire your to get to your writing, what can you do to improve or change them? If you said, &#8220;I have none.&#8221; Then, I say, &#8220;Okay. 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