Seven things the best online writers do that don’t rely on brains
Ask an inexperienced writer about the game of writing online, and many will describe it as an intellectual pursuit.
Years of writing have shown me that this is, for the most part, not the case.
The best writers know that conventionally understood forms of intelligence are NOT required to write things people love.
Brains and personal expertise on a topic will, of course, contribute to some good pieces.
The majority, however, of what makes an outstanding writer and a superb body of work goes far beyond IQ or intellectual intelligence.
Here’s what I mean:
1. They write into the writing mood.
Some of the best writing we see originates in an initially terrible first draft. Great writers don’t try and write gold straight away.
They know the immense value of writing whatever comes to mind in the initial stage of writing anything. It’s in this phase that the mind loosens.
Refreshing and intelligent insights come to the fore without fuss or strain.
You don’t need to be in the mood to write well. It rarely starts that way.
