Messy writers

I am a messy, unfocused, sometimes writer. I make lists, slush words on a page, rant, rave, and then try to make sense of chaos. Since I regularly tell my composition students, writing is clearly complex, but the cleaning of justice, when you start the actual writing.

For a play that is coherent, concise and focused craft, the authors have personal strategies and processes that can produce perfection. For me to find my concentration requires an odd tradition that has worked for me over the last 10 years - I put on my sneakers.

Those who know me and know that I am not a fan of socks, much less shoes. If I could live year round in my flip flops, I would. Walking through snow and slush in the Midwest winter will stop this dream becomes a reality, though. When I write I have to take it up and throw on my sneakers.

I've noticed that my sneakers to write my ticket to focused. When I wear tennis shoes, I was in "go" mode bin. I'm focused, ready to download and run the project. Shoes that motivates me to move forward to clean up the course of the changes and my brainstorming and editorial creation.

My tennis shoes to warm my toes and help me to add heat to my stories. My call cords laces leads me to draw and write concise pieces. My shoes keep me moving along with the action and force me to run with a theme.

There's more outside my comfort zone, both the letter and my preferences shoe. You must be unpleasant to win progress professionally and personally.

Although I can not bear that my feet are limited, I am relieved that my mind is free to run wild. Must be flip-flops just wait until I finish writing for the day.