{"id":1880,"date":"2014-02-07T10:05:03","date_gmt":"2014-02-07T17:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lindacollison.com\/?p=1880"},"modified":"2014-02-07T10:05:03","modified_gmt":"2014-02-07T17:05:03","slug":"lands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madhatdesign.com\/newsite\/lands\/","title":{"rendered":"Land’s End"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Iphone<\/a>Aloha from the Big Island of Hawaii, my private writer’s retreat.<\/p>\n

Water covers about three-quarters of our planet’s surface.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Most of us find ourselves drawn to the seashore, if not the sea itself.\u00a0 The sea, the ocean, any body of water, represents possibilities. It might also represent our subconscious mind.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On an island, you can find land\u2019s end in any direction.<\/p>\n

In Hawaii, when you travel toward the sea, the direction is \u201cmakai.\u201d\u00a0 When you travel further inland, to higher ground, the direction is \u201cmauka.\u201d\u00a0 Toward the sea, toward the mountains, is the rough translation. Today we\u2019re going makai to write at the beach. \u00a0Nothing better to clear the mind than the rhythmic rush of water lapping at the shore, a sound like breathing; like mother\u2019s heartbeat.\u00a0 Set your beach chair in the sand in the brindled shade of one of the old kiawe trees and allow yourself to write.\u00a0 I like to free write with pen and paper; in an inexpensive black-and-white-speckled composition book.\u00a0 Free writing is like free diving for pearls.\u00a0 See how long you can write without coming up for air.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Don\u2019t worry if you stray from your outline or your perceived plot, let the characters lead you.\u00a0 Don\u2019t be afraid to waste words or to write poorly, just write to discover.\u00a0 Set your timer and begin. If you find a blank page staring at you, ask your character a question, in writing.\u00a0 Begin a sentence with \u201cWhat if\u201d and answer it in a myriad of ways.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0Much of what a writer writes never makes it into the final manuscript. But the story is deeper for it.\u00a0 Free writing, writing to discover, enriches both character and setting.\u00a0 Don\u2019t interrupt your writing time to look up historical facts or check a word usage, just make a note and keep wading into deeper water.\u00a0 When you get over your head, that\u2019s where you\u2019ll discover the real story.\u00a0 Don\u2019t be afraid.\u00a0 Writing is swimming and free-writing is diving deep to explore the unseen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What will you find beneath the surface today?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Pacific\"<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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