"Rule #3: Remember that impatience blocks writers by associating writing with rushed, incomplete work."
Finally, the secret is out! Not that this isn't an obvious matter but it helps to see it in writing. Not mention shortly after Boice actually starts to offer us solutions to these many problems that are being pointed out. The next part that was discussed made me think about how I actually write. I don't ever do well with writing when I'm uncomfortable hunched over a desk or a table. However, if I'm relaxed just laying in my bed it seems to be the best fit for me to produce some sort of thought towards my writing.
I like the idea of the comfort exercises that Boice offers us in this section of the reading. Something that can really help a writer pause and clear their thoughts.
It was really nice to move through the "problems" phase of the reading and move into the "solutions." I almost feel as if I'm less anxious when I'm reading it now.
I was also very drawn to Rule #3 in the writing. When Boice states, “Once writers gain momentum, they hate to relinquish it” (Boice 24), I felt as if I could identify with this. I completely agree with the feeling that you felt when reading the examples of “problems” relating to writing. I feel as if when I write I am either very focused and produce work that I am proud of, or I sit and stare at the page wanting it to write words on the paper for me, while feeling uncomfortable during my stance. As an English education major, I sometimes feel as if my apprehension to writing at times would affect my skills as a teacher. From this thought would produce a lot of questions about my chosen profession, but after reading the accounts about how other people have the same struggles, it is almost in a way comforting. I hope to attempt and apply some of the exercises that Boice presents, to my everyday writing.
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