Thursday, September 14, 2017

Writing Inside the Box

   By Janie Reinart




There are many benefits to using a sauna: 

*detoxification
*stronger immune system
*stress relief
*better sleep
*writing time

Yes, you read that right-thirty minutes of uninterrupted writing time.  This is what happens in the box.


FOCUS

You can't leave. You can't walk away from the paper and pencil. You need to do something to help the time pass.
You write. Talk about Butt-In-Chair.
  
"How to write: Butt in chair. Start each day anywhere. Let yourself do it badly. Just take one passage at a time. Get butt back in chair."~Anne Lamott

HEAT

The temperature in an infrared sauna soaks into your bones.

“Basically, if you want to become a good writer, you need to do three things. Read a lot, listen well and deeply, and write a lot. And don’t think too much. Just enter the heat of words and sounds and colored sensations and keep your pen moving across the page. If you read good books, when you write, good books will come out of you.~Natalie Goldberg

QUIET

In the silence you can focus on your breathing and your heart beat. You can hear yourself think.

"A writer needs certain conditions in which to work and create art. She needs a piece of time; a peace of mind; a quiet place..."~Margaret Walker

What new places have you found to create art? Share with us in the comments. 

NOTE: Congratulations David McMullin you are the winner of the giveaway for A Cooked-Up Fairy Tale by Penny Parker Klostermann.



14 comments:

  1. There must be something magic about warmth, because I find myself "writing" in the shower (and then actually putting it on the page as soon as I get out)! Hadn't thought of writing "in a box" (perhaps with a fox) - but wondering if a blanket fort might provide the same ambiance.

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  2. Janie, this is such a fabulous "take" on how to write anywhere. I need that sauna NOW.

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    1. Thanks, Kathy. We have to seize the day😊

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  3. Cliché but I love writing in coffee shops. I don't know why, but I can tune out the chaos and noise there, but not at home. I love taking my stuff and setting up shop at a coffee shop. Plus, they have good things to drink! The sauna looks awfully inviting though...:)

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  4. Angie thanks for sharing 😊 Write on!

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  5. I love your comparisons here, Janie! I have a 'Victorian Sitting Room' with a comfortable chair where I write most of the day. ☺️ Although, I do like a change of scenery at times, and find a coffee shop occasionally. Thanks for sharing . . . and keep on writing!!

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  6. Jarm your sitting room sounds lovely. Metaphors be with you.

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  7. Janie, I wish I had a sauna :) Love this idea to keep BIC! I find myself thinking about my stories as I move around the house doing my chores. I don't like chores and daydreaming about my stories is good entertainment to distract me from my appointed duty.

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    1. Charlotte, our stories do follow us around. We have to keep getting our ducks in a row. :)

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  8. Thank you so much for Penny's book. I can't wait to see it. Quiet, warmth, no distractions for a half hour. Sounds perfect.

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    1. David, congrats! ❤️ Patricia asked me to add this exciting news. Enjoy😊

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  9. Hmmm, boxes. Cats will do anything to squish themselves into them. Dogs feel safe in them. Birds build nests in them. Perhaps this is a lesson for all of us, right? Thanks for an interesting post, Janie!

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  10. Julianne, great correlation😊

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