How Rituals Help Us Write

Rituals are the the things that add meaning and intention to our process. Here's how to create them.

Simply, Write

Footnotes

If you are a listener to the weekly podcast, you know I have a segment called What’s in the Desk.

Maybe others peek inside the medicine cabinet, but for me, it’s all about office products and bookshelves. I want to know what pens, papers, and tools, you use to get the writing done, and what you like to read.

This week’s What’s in the Desk is my Traveler’s Company, Traveler’s Notebook, Standard size.

Here’s a look inside.

It’s got my daily calendar and a separate notebook for everything else all in this slim little leather sheath. Want to hear the segment, tune in to Simply, Write.

NaNoWriMo is Now in Session

Ready to write that novel? This month nearly 500,000 people will do just that during National Novel Writing Month. They will work independently and in meetups around the world to get at least 50,000 words on the page. Will you be among them?

Routines & Rituals

Both routines and rituals are essential to writing consistently. Routines are the key to efficiency and productivity. Rituals add meaning and intention to our process. Both help prime our brains and develop the neuropathways that help us sit down and write—even and especially on the days we don’t feel like it.

But rituals elevate our process and our work. Here’s how to create your own.