Write in The Zone

"The strokes of the pen need deliberation as much as the sword needs swiftness."
- Julia Ward Howe

Professional basketball players "in the zone" do not deliberate. Their years of dedication, passion, and practice gives them the stroke and swiftness of a champion. They seem "unconscious" while they are playing. The same can be true for writers. Beginning writers should, and do, over think their words, sentences, and paragraphs, remembering to dribble first, thinking to plant their foot, to box-out, rebound, keep their hands up, and so on. They practice for years. While only a few ever write in the zone, most writers are satisfied just being unconscious.


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