Comments on: The Secret To Good Writing. Seriously.

By: Yes, It Is All My Fault! » NaNoWriMeet doubt supplemental > Reesa Brown's homepage

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:12:19 +0000

[...] don’t forget, SLEEP! (I posted this link several months back but the Storytellers Unplugged site did a massive redesign [...]

By: Steve Burnett

Steve Burnett — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:43:07 +0000

From a post this morning on profhacker in support of your argument:

http://www.profhacker.com/2009/11/09/the-profhacker-week-in-review/

“I won’t even link to this round-up of new research suggesting that the single most important factor in improving self-discipline, productivity, and performance is sleep.”

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-science-willpower/200910/in-defense-good-nights-sleep

By: Yes, It Is All My Fault! » sleep the sleep, I pray you… > Reesa Brown's homepage

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:01:32 +0000

[...] topic for thought. It might not look like sleep directly relates to writing, but one read of this article and you might see it [...]

By: Pardes

Pardes — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:16:44 +0000

Good point!

It astonishes me that more people do not realize the healing quality of sleep on many levels and for many maladies, including “troubled writing.”

As I’ve aged, I sleep less not so much by choice but due to insomnia. Now I see how the rest of the world feels most of the time. Sleep-deprived. Yikes. It’s 1:20 AM….I gotta go to sleep!

By: step by step directions

step by step directions — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:13:22 +0000

“Get enough sleep, and your brain functions better. Your brain functions better, and you think more clearly. You think more clearly, and your ability to do silly little things – like utilize language constructively – is improved. In short, you write better.”

I think this is the best advice on how to be a good writer I have ever read. Based on my experience, I can’t really think creatively if I’m too sleepy or too tired. Thanks for the advice. I’m really a big fan of ths blog.

By: Stephen Dinehart

Stephen Dinehart — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:27:18 +0000

Simple, and straight; a gem of wisdom that seems hard to accomplish. I heard that the average American has less free time then a mid-evil surf. I’m sure that’s bound to affect sleep. I know I’ve been guilty of being forced into a mandatory crunch in the past, and I tend to get nothing done after day two. I turn into a game developing vegetable (along with the rest of the team), and find fart jokes become really funny. Thanks for the well written advice Richard, you clearly got your sleep.

By: Fiction Five Plus – June 29, 2009 - Wayrift Blog

Fiction Five Plus – June 29, 2009 - Wayrift Blog — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:59:16 +0000

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By: Maggie Bonham

Maggie Bonham — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:16:40 +0000

@Lawrence: Was your comment written on 8 hours of sleep or 4 hours? Just curious

By: Lawrence Dagstine

Lawrence Dagstine — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:19:14 +0000

oops, typo! Sorry, INSOMNIA (not imsomnia)…lol. See what I mean?

By: Lawrence Dagstine

Lawrence Dagstine — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:18:09 +0000

Quote: “Get enough sleep, and your brain functions better. Your brain functions better, and you think more clearly. You think more clearly, and your ability to do silly little things – like utilize language constructively – is improved. In short, you write better.”

All too true. The best advice I see possible. I often work in the night, sleep-deprived, suffer imsomnia, full of ideas just waiting to be peppered in MS Word…but if I’m on 4 hours, or 3, it ain’t happening. Eight hours the inspiration and language is there, I’m refreshed, and I’m writing a marathon of words without having to go back and continuously revise.