In Episode 8 we did basically the scariest thing we could imagine: we share really raw writing with you, and we do a mini-critique on them. We’d love it if you would join in next time – or even this time, now that we’ve done this to break the ice. Please feel free to send us your responses to the writing prompt, which was:

Your boss calls you into their office and closes the door. What happens next?

In addition, Meghan shares an epiphany, which also prompts Olivia to consider a new motto.

Things we mentioned:

• Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
• The fluency heuristic, discussed here on Gretchen Rubin’s site
• Writing by hand increasing your creativity and reducing your self-editing – here are some sites talking about this: Littlethings.com, Time and JennyBravobooks.com
• Morning pages, as discussed …
  • in Julia Cameron’s Artist’s Way
  • Harriet the Spy (mentioned on a couple blogs, like here and here)
  • Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones
• The fact that we need to use all five senses to add layers to our writing, not just our sight