Writing for Pleasure

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Remember Writing For Pleasure?
By Annette Beveridge-Young

Remember Writing For Pleasure? by Annette Beveridge-Young

Many freelance writers, who write full-time, will agree that to survive within the publishing world, there
are constant pressures to seek out new publishing outlets and to continually strive for the regular
publication of new articles.

To the outsider looking in, life may seem sweet, with hours to suit, no trudging to work in the wind and
rain, or working at a job you despise, however, freelancers vary rarely work the traditional 9-5 and
working a five day week is almost unheard of. There are no steady hours in the freelance writers world.
Any time off is often spent researching new material, absorbing daily events or at least mentally
planning for the next interview. Even time spent away on holiday cannot prevent the Freelancer from
planning the next travel article and taking notes and photographs of places of interest-just in case.

Professional writers work long and sometimes unsociable hours, in their attempt to make a living. Life
is governed by possible rejections, disappointments and extreme highs when an article is finally
accepted for publication. Freelance writers these days have to not only be creative, inventive, and
resilient, but are expected to be experts in niche areas and able to market themselves to boot!

Although, most established freelance writers would not swap their existence for a steady 9-5 job, it is
easy to see how some writers buckle under the severe pressure, living life by their wits, having to
constantly budget their money for months ahead. They can become jaded with this continual pressure.
The very source of their writing essence can dry up, leaving them struggling for both ideas and
direction.

Freelancers become so used to writing for deadlines, targeting a specific house style, and then
double-checking their facts that sometimes, it is easy to forget that writing can and should be fun.

For any writer who has been in this situation, then take heart; the all-important batteries can be
recharged. Just take a step back momentarily and cast your mind back to the good old days. Writing
stories or poems then were a labour of love, you wrote from the heart or from your soul, because mood
dictated and not because you needed to make a profit.

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It is time to tune in to good old inspiration.

Writing can be therapeutic; it can channel anger and sadness, releasing bottled emotions, allowing the
tension to slip away as you become immersed within your story line.

In this day and age, freelance writers cannot afford to write for pleasure very often. Time becomes very
precious, with rigorous schedules in place to enable them to succeed in a competitive market;
ambitions often drive them to breaking point. But every now and then, it is important to re-evaluate their
values and write purely for pleasure, for release and for satisfaction.

Think back to the moment when you realised you wanted to be a writer. What was it about writing that
attracted you the most? Was it the unique opportunity to be able to glimpse into a different world or see
life through another’s eyes? Did the lyrical qualities of poetry inspire you to put pen to paper or did you
feel untapped creativity surging through your body as inspiration come to life?

When we write for ourselves, we do not need to worry about word count or house style, our tensions
evaporate as we become one with our subject. When our creative juices are exhausted, we feel
contented again. These words are not wasted, even if they may never be published, they are just ways
of channelling your feelings and they enable you to remember, why you became a writer in the first
place.

Hone your skill, perfect your art, but when life gets too much, take time out to lose yourself in your
creativity and just write for pure pleasure.

Annette Beveridge-YoungFreelance writerEditor The Twist In The Tale Writers Competition And
Resource Website.www.thetwistinthetale.com

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Align Your Decisions for Success
By Weston Lyon

Success in life is not difficult or tricky. It's not luck either. Success can be summed up in ONE word:
alignment.

For you to succeed, in any endeavor, you must learn to align 4 basic components of your life. The four
components are:

1. Your thoughts

2. Your decisions

3. Your actions

4. Your awareness

Today, we'll discuss the second basic component: your decisions.

NOTE: For more information on "your thoughts" check the archives for "Align Your Thoughts for
Success"

Your decisions

Our thoughts don't control our decisions, but they do influence and steer them. Listen, to make a
decision we have to make a choice of what we want to act on.

Decisions are nothing more than transitions between thoughts and actions.

Now, they are very important transitions. Without them you wouldn't be able to take action. Therefore,
you need to make smart decisions to get you where you want to go.

So, how can you start to make smarter decisions? Here are 2 ways to start making smarter decisions:

1. Align your thoughts with what you want.

The thoughts you FOCUS ON the most are the ones you make better decisions about.

Your thoughts are your foundation. Focus on high energy thoughts more often and you'll start to make
better, smarter decisions.

2. Learn to control pain/pleasure

Okay, you've started to align your thoughts with success. Now, you have to control how you feel about
taking action on your thoughts.

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Remember, decisions are just transitions. To transition from thoughts to actions you have to control
your emotions.

There are 2 primary emotions: pain and pleasure.

Pain is a stronger emotion than pleasure. In other words, most people will do more to avoid pain then
they will to gain pleasure.

Now, pain isn't necessarily a bad emotion. And pleasure isn't necessarily a good emotion (at least in
this context). The important thing you need to know is:

How do you control pain/pleasure to make smarter decisions?

Here's a simple exercise to gain control. Pick a topic you've been focusing your thoughts on and do
the following:

a. Write down 5 advantages that will GIVE YOU PLEASURE.

Example: You've been focusing on mastering your time. One advantage to this that gives you
pleasure may be:

You'll be able to spend more time with your family.

b. Write down 5 disadvantages that will BRING YOU PAIN.

Example: Again, you've been focusing on mastering your time. One disadvantage to this that brings
you pain may be:

You'll lose the love of your spouse and kids.

c. Now, read both lists aloud.

Really feel the advantages and disadvantages in your gut. Use these lists as leverage to gain control
over the pain/pleasure you're experiencing.

Okay, you know your thoughts have influence over your decisions. You also know you have to control
the pain/pleasure between your thoughts.

You're ready to make a decision...

Weston Lyon is recognized as one of the nation's leading experts on finding time for what's important
in life. To grab a FREE copy of Weston's e-book, 7 Strategies to Create Time in Your Crazy Busy Life,
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