The Art of Loving To Write

The fear of highschool presentations

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Let’s take a quick trip down memory lane.

If you’re anything like most people, chances are you still remember the time back in high school when the teacher would force you to stand in front of the class and give a presentation about some random topic.

You’d get all nervous and sweaty. Your mouth would dry up so quickly that no amount of water would help. You’d stumble and stutter over your words.

Even more.

You suddenly became aware of everything you were doing. Where should you rest your hands? By your side? No that feels weird, behind your back, safe and hidden from view? No, the teacher doesn’t like that. The classic “in front of the crotch”? No, no, you’re not some bodyguard. What about flailing them around all the time? No, you don’t want to seem nervous—even though you very much are. And what about your feet? Should you lean? Where should you look? Oh god, they’re all looking at you. What if you say something wrong? How would you ever recover from this???

And on and on it went.

Maybe you didn’t experience those occasions as badly, maybe you experienced them even worse, who knows.

All that’s to say, this isn’t an uncommon experience.

But why is that?

Now imagine that you, at a similar age as the example above, met up with one of your best childhood friends (or a group of friends) and just so happened to start talking about the same topic as the presentation you had to give.

Your friend sounds interested and wants to know more about it. You’ve researched the topic for a while (or at least read the Wikipedia page) so you can talk about it for a while, if not for hours.

How easy (and even enjoyable, regardless of whether you truly ‘love’ the topic that was given to you) would that conversation, that ‘presentation’, be?

Answer: it’d be the easiest thing in the world, wouldn’t it?

But why is that?

And more importantly, how can we apply this knowledge to our current everyday life (I’m assuming you’re no longer being forced to give presentations in your local high school).

Well, for the answer to that question, you’ll have to check chapter two of my self-published and already well-received book titled,

“The Art of Loving to Write“.

(Available on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle format)

It’s an incredibly short, yet powerful, read. And one so inexpensive (as opposed to some of my other products) everyone can afford it.

No matter who you are or what market you’re in. If you do any type of writing in your life (professional or personal), I can guarantee this book can and will be useful to you—so useful in fact that you’re likely to see immediate improvements the same day after you finish reading the book.

Which, good news, the book is short enough for you to finish it in one sitting if that’s what you like

Anyway, here’s the link to get your hands on The Art of Loving to Write: https://alexvandromme.com/loving


Stephen King on the art of loving to write

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For the past few days, I’ve been reading (and enjoying) On Writing: A Memoir of The Craft by Stephen King.

I received this book as a Christmas gift just last week. And as luck would have it, this was a newly printed 2024 edition of On Writing, which included a brand new foreword by Stephen King titled, “On Joy”.

In this foreword, King writes the following:

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“… I have sat down to write on days when I was feeling fine. I have sat down on days when I was sick with the flu and running a fever. I’ve sat down on days when I had a horrible hangover. I worked on this book after being struck by a minivan while I was out for an afternoon walk, with my broken leg stretched out under the desk. And do you know what? The worst day I ever had was fucking great.”

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And this as well:

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“Sometimes [writing] come[s] hard to begin with; it’s like exercising with stiff muscles. You have to loosen them up, and then you’re fine.”

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After reading these paragraphs, I immediately knew—more like felt—what he meant.

People like to complain all the time about everything that’s troubling them, making it seem as if they’re dealing with ginormous problems, problems so big you can’t even begin to comprehend the scale and size of them. Especially writers (and creatives in general). They like to pretend they’re doing the most difficult, most demanding, most taxing task ever to be created in human history.

But let’s face it. Writing is one of the easiest, least demanding, and most joyful professions out there.

More.

All of this is a skill. Something you can practice and get better at. That includes enjoying every second of the time you spend writing. That especially includes getting rid of writer’s block entirely.

Even more.

I’ve previously written a short, bite-sized book dedicated to just these topics. How to learn the art of loving to write, including many tips & tricks for making the entire process much easier, more productive, and a heck of a lot more—yes even more than it already is—enjoyable.

Check out the book here: https://alexvandromme.com/loving


How not to lose all motivation when writing

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I came across the following Reddit post:

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“Here´s the thing. I´ve been trying to write for a while now. I love writing. I love to create places and characters and outlines. I´ve had a story in my mind for years and I have it all outlined and planned. But when I have to sit down and actully write it I lose all motivation, inspiration and fun. I dont know. Am I doing something wrong? Does this happen to you as well? Could use some advice.”

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My answer: you don’t "love writing”.

You love ideating stories and thinking about writing.

The solution?

Learn how to actually love the writing process. With that I mean the entire process. Ideating, first drafting, experimenting, going back to clean up your mess of a first draft, writing a second, and a third draft, editing everything, making sure the timeline fits and there are no plot holes, fixing the dialogue, and ultimately getting your writing ready to be published (or posted).

Every one of these can be further divided into their own steps—if you’d like to play the complex game that is.

Or you can look at the source of everything, that is, enjoyment as a whole, and why we, as people, find one thing more fun and enjoyable than another.

Hint: there are only two ingredients to a “fun activity” no matter what it is, who it’s for, or how to do it.

Playing chess, writing a book, going skydiving, painting, poetry, playing a video game,… it doesn’t matter. Every single one of these shares the same two foundational ingredients to what makes something fun.

If those two ingredients are present the activity becomes fun. If they’re missing from the activity (including those mentioned above) you’ll no longer enjoy it.

The trick lies in knowing you can artificially implement these ingredients into everything you do, essentially turning everything into something fun and enjoyable.

As to what these ingredients are, and how to apply them to learning to love the writing process, no matter what kind of writing you do, how long you’ve already been writing, or who/what you’re writing for (business or professional, fiction, non-fiction, or persuasive) and especially if you want to learn how you can write more than you do now, better than you do now, and faster than you do now (so you’ll also earn more money than you do now) then I’ll have to refer you to my little gem of a book titled:

“The Art of Loving to Write“.

It’s an incredibly short, yet powerful, read (and so inexpensive everyone can afford it).

No matter who you are or what market you’re in. If you do any type of writing in your life (professional or personal), I can guarantee this book can and will be useful to you—so useful in fact that you’re likely to see immediate improvements the same day after you finish reading the book.

Which, good news, the book is short enough for you to finish it in one sitting if that’s what you like

Here’s the link to get your hands on The Art of Loving to Write: https://alexvandromme.com/loving


Something something, overhyped claims

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Soon after launch, I received the following review of my book “The Art of Loving to Write”:

(I originally received this email in Dutch from Victor, a long-time reader and fellow Belgian, so the translation is entirely mine but I kept it as close to the original meaning as I could)

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BRO.

I bought your book this morning and immediately finished reading it in an hour.

That's when I put aside my Kindle, picked up my MacBook, and wrote 7 emails in the next 2 hours.

Amazing tips (The one about [how to never have writer’s block ever again] for example)

It motivated me to start writing again. Your book showed me that writing doesn't have to be a drag; in fact, it can be the highlight of my day.

Thanks Alex.

Your philosophy of writing, marketing, and online business just resonates with me. It's so simple, so logical, and so fun.

I look forward to seeing what I'll achieve with this in the coming year.

Cheers,

Victor.

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And so it goes in my world.

If I say something is immediately practically, instantly useable, and will help you write more than you do now, better than you do now, so you can earn more than you do now, all the while learning how to enjoy every second of it so it becomes the highlight of your day…

Then, my dear friend, I’m not just making it up.

That’s, unfortunately, something this industry often gets wrong. So many people out there make extremely overhyped claims they can never hope to deliver on.

Sure, it works to get the initial sale.

But nobody earns a living from the first sale. It’s the second, third, and even tenth sale that helps you earn a living.

And no way in hell will someone who’s lying about their claims ever get repeat customers.

Those people simply aren’t capable of playing the long game.

If, instead, you are one of the people who knows how important it is to play the long game, and build yourself a business that’s meaningful and worthwhile (not just a get-rich-quick scheme).

Then I’ve got an important suggestion for you.

Learn how to write a lot and, even more importantly in my biased, yet correct, but humble opinion, learn how to enjoy every second of the writing process. Because you’ll be doing this for a long loooooong time.

And man, would I hate to see you “suck it up” for years because you never learned how to enjoy the writing process.

Which brings me to my book, “The Art of Loving to Write”, which Victor just told you all about.

“The Art of Loving to Write“.

You can find it on Amazon all over the world in both paperback and Kindle format.

It’s an incredibly short, yet powerful, read. And one so inexpensive (as opposed to some of my other products) everyone can afford it.

No matter who you are or what market you’re in. If you do any type of writing in your life (professional or personal), I can guarantee this book can and will be useful to you—so useful in fact that you’re likely to see immediate improvements the same day after you finish reading the book.

Which, good news, the book is short enough for you to finish it in one sitting if that’s what you like

Anyway.

Go check out The Art of Loving to Write here: https://alexvandromme.com/loving


With great responsibility comes great productivity

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Here’s an interesting fact I’ve found out to be true:

The more tasks, projects, and responsibilities you take on, the more productive you become.

Coincidentally, becoming more productive also allows you to enjoy whatever it is you’re doing a lot more.

Do with this information what you want.

But if you’re interested in learning how to not just enjoy but absolutely adore and love the writing process, then you might want to check out the book I wrote about it.

Click here for more information: https://alexvandromme.com/loving


What are people saying about my book?

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Here’s a review I received shortly after launching my latest self-published non-fiction book on Amazon, The Art of Loving To Write from game developed and owner of Eventide Games Studios, Aaron.

Check it out:

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“My book order arrived yesterday. I ended up finishing it around 50mins. Short and sweet.

Overall, the book achieves its purpose: gives you perspective and advice to make writing easy, fun and meaningful so you'll love doing it and won't want to stop.”

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“It repeats a lot of the same ideas you have in your emails which bring a repetition element into the picture and lets the idea sink in more. That part I am fan of and it brings a breath of fresh air in a different form.

It also demonstrates and backs [my top-secret and tremendously powerful systems for making high-quality products as fast as possible]. Big brain moves.

I'm happy with the book.”

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So there you have it.

Short, sweet, and extremely useful (not to mention entertaining).

Just like you’ve come to know my stuff—which on it’s own is a valuable lesson to take home: make sure you develop a signature style over time so people know what to expect from you.

Anyway.

If you’d like to check out The Art of Loving to Write then click here for more information: https://alexvandromme.com/loving


The biggest mistake when developing your style as a writer

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One of the best books about writing I’ve read has to be “On Writing Well” by William Zinsser.

One of the chapters, for example, talks about the mistake many new (and sometimes even veteran) writers make regarding their writing style.

They try to write in such a way people instantly recognize their writing.

But what’ll end up happening is that these writers will artificially inflate their texts, add meaningless words, sentences, and even entire paragraphs which not only confuse the reader but also end up boring him.

They throw out the fundamentals of clear and simple writing (if they’ve even learned it in the first place) all to chase some imaginary goal of “building a style”.

First of all, you don’t build a style, you develop it through many, many years of writing. Writing for which the author had to work for, sweat for, and sometimes even bleed for.

Ask any experienced writer about their first experiences with getting a 10-page first draft of some project down to 5 pages—only to have to reduce it down again to 3 pages the following week.

It’s hard and painful work. Often, it even seems impossible.

But that’s the only way for an author to learn how to actually improve their writing.

Then, and only then, when they mastered the fundamentals of clear and simple writing, can the author truly focus on adding their personality, their beliefs, and their “voice” into the words.

Nobody becomes a best-selling author overnight.

Not even best-selling authors.

Will it take a long time? Undoubtedly.

Is it worth it? Well, that’s for you to decide.

I know it is for me.

Even more.

I’ve developed a whole system to make writing just a bit easier, a bit simpler, and a bit more fulfilling, in other words, a system to truly come to love the art of writing as a whole so you’re not forced to bleed behind the typewriter (or whatever modern replacement you’re using).

If you’d like to learn more about my system then check out the following link: https://alexvandromme.com/loving