Tis The Ides Of July

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I know, we never use the term ides except to talk about the Ides of March, but it means the 15th of several months, including July. So I decided to make a graphic because I couldn’t find one that did this. 

I’m having trouble writing, but I can play with images.

And one of the things I’ve learned over time is that if I play with enough images or download ones that speak to me – they do something in my head that helps me write.

For those of you who have trouble writing sometimes maybe this is something you could try. In fact when I get around to writing that book about having trouble writing, I am going to put this in for a suggestion.

Another thing I used to do and the challenge is helping with that is when I was supposed to be writing my thesis, and that was a long time ago, I had the issue of not being able to sit and write it.

Everything was done except the writing – so I sat at a friend’s typewriter in her office late at night and I typed something like Mary had a little lamb on line after line after line and after a time of doing that words started to flow that had something to do with my thesis, which was psychology and a research project I had done. I finished the thesis and I got my PhD – so it worked.

That’s what this challenge reminds me of – I’m trying to put words on a page almost every day whether they’re published here or they are texts to a friend of mine about why I’m not writing. I am trying to put words out every day just like I typed Mary had a little lamb because I know from past experience that sooner or later the book about not wanting to write a book is going to get done.

And when I think about it, I have now written about two behaviors that one can do to start writing. Yay – I got two parts of the book done!!

that calls for another image!

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6 responses to “Tis The Ides Of July”

  1. Lily Leung Avatar

    Oh, thanks for explaining what ides mean. I’m just trying to put words on the page every day, too.

    1. Lynn Dorman, Ph.D. Avatar

      We only used to use the word eyed for March the Ides of March. It had something to do with Cesar but way back in some part of school. I learned that it really meant the 15th so you’re welcome. I wish I could try to put words on a page every day I did for the longest time till it began to feel like a chore and then I stopped. I see you do it – that’s great.

  2. Kandas Avatar

    The best way to start something is to just start!

    1. Lynn Dorman, Ph.D. Avatar

      Thank you for the comment. I agree. But it’s that starting that is so hard. That’s what I’m gonna write about.

  3. Iku Avatar
    Iku

    Girl, there’s a horror movie with Jack NIcolson typing out ‘All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy’ over and over… just be careful. 😉

    1. Lynn Dorman, Ph.D. Avatar

      Thank you for that comment. If I wrote fiction that would be a great topic.
      Mary had a little lamb yada yada yada on onward with a horror story.

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