Developing new content is very unpleasant. As of now I would fail the Arnold Schwarzenegger presidential literary fitness challenge.
--------------->Steriods don't inhibit your ability to read or write...unless you break your pencil because of your chemically induced strength.
There are definitely steps in growing your aptitude toward putting words to page.
Step 1. Read... a lot.
Every person should take the time to put in some serious book consumption into their diet. Start out easy with some Green eggs and Ham, Some Hop on Pop. After this becomes easy. Take a literary leap into directly into Raybradbury:Fahrenheit 451 and Stephen Crane:Red Badge of Courage.
Then after a decent reading workout take on the classics: The Odyssey and The Iliad of Homer, The Art of War by Sun Tzu, and Plato's Republic.. This literary jog will have shaped up to actually turn a phrase and ponder a sentence properly.
Step 2. Understand your limitations.
As a writer I am not going to expound on things I know nothing about (or at least sound like I know nothing about.) I know that pound for pound Paula Dean could smash my literary face into the wall with her knowledge of butter. I love the stuff but I do not add it to my iced tea.
Step 3. Have fun.
I love the idea of putting thoughts to paper. I also like being able to make people laugh. If I can do both I call that a twofer!.
Extra Credit....READ A BOOK.
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