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Hi Louise, thank you for welcoming free subscribers into the community this month! This is my first exposure to you and your work and, I must say, you seem really lovely. I struggle with consistency as a writer for many different reasons and your approach to daily writing for 10 minutes is like a breath of fresh air. My question is: do you edit your poems after the 10 minutes before sharing? Right now my work is nowhere close to being done; however, I am intrigued by what seem to be the beginnings of something…
In addition to this, if you feel inspired to carry on with the poem for longer than the ten minutes, please absolutely do! Follow the feelings, the 10 minutes is just to avoid overwhelm and help with starting :)
That makes a lot of sense! I typically edit myself as I write which often keeps me stuck. This 10-minute exercise sounds perfect for what I need to fall in love with writing again.
Thank you so much for your lovely words Lori. This is such a good question! It varies for me. For example when I wrote on the poem Origin and then shared it just after in this writing session, no I had not edited it but at the end of the month, if I am writing them out to share them in a post, it is common for me to add or omit a line or two, especially as they seem superfluous on the page.
In my book, Plant Your Poetry: 365 Poems and Prompts to Grow Your Writing Habit, I have used the poems I wrote on that same prompt for the year, but I do mention in the introduction that the poems have been lightly edited to give the reader a better reading experience. However I actually think that some of the edits I did for the page afterwsrds didn't work as well in the end! What came out naturally in the moment was a much better flow. (I have a tendency to over edit or overthink which is why the 10 minutes is good for me!)
Now, if I was to submit one of those poems for a literary magazine, I might approach it a little different and keep coming back to the poem, letting it breathe, giving it some space, coming back, sending it to trusted people for feedback.
Does this help to answer your question? Writing like this, I've definitely concentrated less on editing and more on being in a state of flow where I feel I get to the heart of the poem much quicker. ♥️
Thank you Louise, what a joy it was to watch your video and listen to some awesome poetry being read, and to write for 10mins, this is the first time I have taken part, but I will definitely be back for more. My attempt wasn't quite what I wanted it to be, but it was a start, and I loved your encouragement. Thanks again😊
I just found you and quickly watched a few minutes...I have to be off, so I will for sure come back to finish watching your video and I have noted the Prompts for April! Thank you so much! Congratulations on your book, it looks lovely!
Hi Louise, thank you for welcoming free subscribers into the community this month! This is my first exposure to you and your work and, I must say, you seem really lovely. I struggle with consistency as a writer for many different reasons and your approach to daily writing for 10 minutes is like a breath of fresh air. My question is: do you edit your poems after the 10 minutes before sharing? Right now my work is nowhere close to being done; however, I am intrigued by what seem to be the beginnings of something…
In addition to this, if you feel inspired to carry on with the poem for longer than the ten minutes, please absolutely do! Follow the feelings, the 10 minutes is just to avoid overwhelm and help with starting :)
That makes a lot of sense! I typically edit myself as I write which often keeps me stuck. This 10-minute exercise sounds perfect for what I need to fall in love with writing again.
Thank you so much for your lovely words Lori. This is such a good question! It varies for me. For example when I wrote on the poem Origin and then shared it just after in this writing session, no I had not edited it but at the end of the month, if I am writing them out to share them in a post, it is common for me to add or omit a line or two, especially as they seem superfluous on the page.
In my book, Plant Your Poetry: 365 Poems and Prompts to Grow Your Writing Habit, I have used the poems I wrote on that same prompt for the year, but I do mention in the introduction that the poems have been lightly edited to give the reader a better reading experience. However I actually think that some of the edits I did for the page afterwsrds didn't work as well in the end! What came out naturally in the moment was a much better flow. (I have a tendency to over edit or overthink which is why the 10 minutes is good for me!)
Now, if I was to submit one of those poems for a literary magazine, I might approach it a little different and keep coming back to the poem, letting it breathe, giving it some space, coming back, sending it to trusted people for feedback.
Does this help to answer your question? Writing like this, I've definitely concentrated less on editing and more on being in a state of flow where I feel I get to the heart of the poem much quicker. ♥️
Thank you Louise, what a joy it was to watch your video and listen to some awesome poetry being read, and to write for 10mins, this is the first time I have taken part, but I will definitely be back for more. My attempt wasn't quite what I wanted it to be, but it was a start, and I loved your encouragement. Thanks again😊
Awh thanks Lisa! You are so welcome 🙏 🤗
I just found you and quickly watched a few minutes...I have to be off, so I will for sure come back to finish watching your video and I have noted the Prompts for April! Thank you so much! Congratulations on your book, it looks lovely!
Thank you so much!!
Thank you Louise , I enjoyed listening to all the poems and was so pleased at how mine sounded . Thank you so much
Thank YOU for writing them, I am just the happy messenger 😅