tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2418403105903836058.post1133367714100728668..comments2022-07-12T03:16:41.196-06:00Comments on The Story Polisher: Calm Down About the First Line of Your StoryChristopher Baxterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14255333873728521772noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2418403105903836058.post-72536900948664870592015-02-25T15:05:10.801-07:002015-02-25T15:05:10.801-07:00Sounds like a useful method. Thanks for the tip!Sounds like a useful method. Thanks for the tip!Christopher Baxterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14255333873728521772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2418403105903836058.post-205783074573891092015-02-25T14:16:08.803-07:002015-02-25T14:16:08.803-07:00Hi, I'm writing my PhD at the moment, and I...Hi, I'm writing my PhD at the moment, and I've always suffered from first lines -fear. Recently I've started to do some "free writing" every time before starting with the real text I'm working on. I give myself five minutes to write whatever pops into my mind, and I really mean whatever, nobody is going to read these "five minute texts" anyway. This method seems to be useful for me, I feel like it lowers the bar and makes easier to start writing the actual text.Learning Overloadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110102487304729462noreply@blogger.com