Writers write.
We write about what we know.
We know about writing.
So there’s a lot of writing out there about the act of writing. And it’s fascinating stuff. A lot of metaphors about the writing process.
Some are effortless, like being swept along by the current of their own ideas.
Others are difficult and risky, like building a bridge into unknown lands.
And some are horrifying, like bleeding all over the page.
These metaphors aren’t just quaint turns of phrase. If you tell me your metaphor for writing, I’ll tell you how fun, easy and simple you find it.
Because someone who thinks of writing as bleeding all over the page is going to find writing painful, messy and draining.
Me?
I see writing as like riding a motorbike through a gorgeous countryside. It’s relaxing, it’s exciting and every time I write – even for just ten minutes – I get much closer to my destination.
One of the chapters of I Wrote This On A Monday covers this – including what to do if your metaphor for writing sucks.
Because a bad metaphor here will impact other parts of your life.
If you need more reasons to learn how to write quicker and easier, here are plenty:
- In a world saturated with slop, human writing stands out,
- Writing gets your ideas flowing. I’ve come up with ideas for entire new products while writing to sell other ones,
- When you write instead of outsource – whether to a codeghost or a freelancer – you connect with your audience better,
- The simple pride that comes from doing honest, meaningful, creative work,
- Writing allows your personality to ooze through, and branding is mostly about personality,
- It’s often quicker to write something yourself than wrangle a chatbot to do it, once you factor in all the wrangling and editing,
- It helps you learn what great writing sounds like, which you need to know to prompt chatbots and edit their outputs anyway,
- Writing is fun, especially the way I teach you to do it,
- The skills you learn transfer. Learning to write faster teaches you how to create podcasts, videos and interviews faster,
- Your writing is probably smoother, more persuasive and more interesting than chatbot slop. And if it isn’t, it will be after you get some practice in,
- All creative outlets allow you to express something deep, meaningful and personal. When you write something instead of outsource it, it reflects something inside of you that needed saying,
- It’s better to automate the tedious, clinical and impersonal parts of your business than the meaningful, personal parts like writing.
I Wrote This On A Monday is invaluable for writers.
Thus if you want your words to matter, your relationships to grow and your brand to reflect who you are, read it here: