{"id":1551,"date":"2019-10-08T12:46:06","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T19:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/?p=1551"},"modified":"2019-10-08T12:46:57","modified_gmt":"2019-10-08T19:46:57","slug":"5-writing-rituals-mfrwauthor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/08\/5-writing-rituals-mfrwauthor\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Writing rituals for success #MFRWauthor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1557\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/08\/5-writing-rituals-mfrwauthor\/magic-book\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Depositphotos_48540867_s-2019_WritingNotMagic.jpg?fit=1000%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Claudio Ventrella&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 600D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;open book with colored smoke swirls and twirls&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1346512632&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;magic book&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"magic book\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Depositphotos_48540867_s-2019_WritingNotMagic.jpg?fit=840%2C840&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-1557 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Depositphotos_48540867_s-2019_WritingNotMagic.jpg?resize=142%2C142&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Writing books is not magic\" width=\"142\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Depositphotos_48540867_s-2019_WritingNotMagic.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Depositphotos_48540867_s-2019_WritingNotMagic.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Depositphotos_48540867_s-2019_WritingNotMagic.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Depositphotos_48540867_s-2019_WritingNotMagic.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 85vw, 142px\" \/>When I first saw the topic for the week, writing rituals, I had to stop and think. I don\u2019t <em>have<\/em> any writing rituals. I know that writing a book takes work\u2014it\u2019s not magic (darn it!). But I have trouble thinking of it as a job to do every day. I\u2019ve let my dreams fizzle without intending to. Anyway, because I have no writing rituals of my own, I looked up the topic and found this great article in a 2015 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/5-rituals-and-routines-th_b_7740274\">HuffPost article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Author <a href=\"http:\/\/JenniferBlanchard.net\">Jennifer Blanchard<\/a>\u00a0has created a <em>killer<\/em> process made of routine and ritual that keeps her focused and creative. I like her points! I\u2019m going to try to work her ideas into my day\u2026and maybe finish that stupid book I\u2019ve been halfheartedly working on for a year. Here is what Jennifer does for herself:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Write before I do anything else (Routine)<\/strong>. Write before you do\u00a0anything else\u2014put your writing first. It\u2019s important. Treat it as such,\u00a0like John does. See? He starts every day <em>writing<\/em>. I like that routine, John!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1558\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/08\/5-writing-rituals-mfrwauthor\/erotic-literature-daily-routine-of-writer-writer-handsome-author-used-old-fashioned-manual-typewriter-man-writer-lay-bed-with-breakfast-working-morning-bring-fresh-idea-morning-inspiration\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Depositphotos_242891792_s-2019_WritingFirstThing.jpg?fit=999%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"999,667\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Erotic literature. Daily routine of writer. Writer handsome author used old fashioned manual typewriter. Man writer lay bed with breakfast working. Morning bring fresh idea. Morning inspiration.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490290106&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Erotic literature. Daily routine of writer. Writer handsome author used old fashioned manual typewriter. Man writer lay bed with breakfast working. Morning bring fresh idea. Morning inspiration&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Erotic literature. Daily routine of writer. Writer handsome author used old fashioned manual typewriter. Man writer lay bed with breakfast working. Morning bring fresh idea. Morning inspiration\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Depositphotos_242891792_s-2019_WritingFirstThing.jpg?fit=840%2C561&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-1558 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Depositphotos_242891792_s-2019_WritingFirstThing.jpg?resize=212%2C141&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Start your day writing\" width=\"212\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Depositphotos_242891792_s-2019_WritingFirstThing.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Depositphotos_242891792_s-2019_WritingFirstThing.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Depositphotos_242891792_s-2019_WritingFirstThing.jpg?w=999&amp;ssl=1 999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 85vw, 212px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Write five days a week at least (Routine)<\/strong>. Everyone needs a break. Pick a day or two where you don\u2019t write or don\u2019t write as much, but success requires action. Be sure to write every other day!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Release fears, doubts, and excuses (Ritual)<\/strong>. Our topic a couple of weeks ago was how fear is our greatest enemy. Jennifer recommends an action\u2014write down your fears, your self-doubts, and excuses that allow you to justify not writing, and burn them. Let them go. They\u2019re holding you back.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Acting \u201cas if\u201d (Ritual)<\/strong>. This explanation struck me between the eyes. Hubby has said so many times that I get up to the edge of making my <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1559\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/08\/5-writing-rituals-mfrwauthor\/depositphotos_184392316_s-2019_writingasbuisness\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Depositphotos_184392316_s-2019_WritingAsBuisness.jpg?fit=999%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"999,667\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D810&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1518009682&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Depositphotos_184392316_s-2019_WritingAsBuisness\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Depositphotos_184392316_s-2019_WritingAsBuisness.jpg?fit=840%2C561&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-1559 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Depositphotos_184392316_s-2019_WritingAsBuisness.jpg?resize=170%2C113&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Writing as an important business\" width=\"170\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Depositphotos_184392316_s-2019_WritingAsBuisness.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Depositphotos_184392316_s-2019_WritingAsBuisness.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Depositphotos_184392316_s-2019_WritingAsBuisness.jpg?w=999&amp;ssl=1 999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 170px) 85vw, 170px\" \/>writing matter and then I back off. Jennifer asks in this point, if you were a bestselling author, would you put your writing \u201coff all the time or would you site down every day and write?\u201d Wow. I really want to follow through on this point!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amping up your mindset (Ritual)<\/strong>. Simply put, believe in yourself. Don\u2019t let preconceived notions about what you can or can\u2019t do keep you from achieving your writing goals. Jennifer suggests making two columns on a piece of paper. On the left, list negative notions about being a successful writer. On the right, list the counter thought to the negative. Then adopt the ideas on the right. For me, I would list the self-doubt on the left that I can never measure up to friends of mine who are authors. On the right I need to say that I can be the best writer I can be. Then I need to adopt that notion. Affirmations work!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All in all, I found this article right when I needed it. I\u2019m sending Jennifer a thank you note! &#x1f609; We all need aids to reach our goals for writing. Jennifer&#8217;s process starts with <strong>routine<\/strong> and then uses the <strong>positive thinking<\/strong> that comes with the <strong>rituals<\/strong>. Find a routine that works for you. Then make the affirmations and believe them. What do you have to lose?<\/p>\n<p>Read the next blog in the blog hop by going <a href=\"http:\/\/mfrw52week.blogspot.com\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nomadauthors.com\/deesknight\/\">Dee<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/322Ziq3\">Mystic Desire<\/a>: A collection of supernatural tales sure to keep you up at night, peering into the shadows! Or just wide awake, reading.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2q7ovi4\">Only a Good Man Will Do<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2q7Jp0S\">Naval Maneuvers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I first saw the topic for the week, writing rituals, I had to stop and think. I don\u2019t have any writing rituals. I know that writing a book takes work\u2014it\u2019s not magic (darn it!). But I have trouble thinking of it as a job to do every day. I\u2019ve let my dreams fizzle without &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/08\/5-writing-rituals-mfrwauthor\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;5 Writing rituals for success #MFRWauthor&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5,1,466],"tags":[8,836,837,218,580,838,651,839],"class_list":["post-1551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-author-information","category-uncategorized","category-writing","tag-dee-s-knight","tag-huffpost","tag-jennifer-blanchard","tag-ritual","tag-writing-help","tag-writing-rituals","tag-writing-success","tag-writing-tips"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9wA33-p1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1551"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1564,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1551\/revisions\/1564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}