by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
Here’s one of my favorite writing quotes: “Love what you do and do what you love. Don’t listen to anyone else who tells you not to do it. You do what you want, what you love. Imagination should be the center of your life.”― Ray Bradbury It’s an...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
Everyone should have a spot, especially writers. Somewhere away from the home. A place to walk to, a place to think, a place to read or a place to write. Here’s one of my favorite spots. (Photo above). Meydenbauer Bay Park on Lake Washington, 2 blocks from my...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Blogging, Creativity, Writing, Writing Habits
For my blog, idea capture is not one of my weaknesses. I have a running list of over one hundred ideas for blog topics at any given time (117 as of this morning), which I can dive into whenever I want. Whenever I have an idea for a blog topic I activate Siri on my...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
I don’t like most “stuff”. Stuff costs money, clutters up space, and, worst of all, expends both energy and time. Heck, for me, the more stuff I have, the poorer I am. However, there are exceptions. There is some stuff which I like—stuff which I use every day,...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
I have strengths and weaknesses as a writer. I won’t write about my strengths; it comes across as arrogant and self-serving. However, I will occasionally share my weaknesses, especially as a try to tackle them. And my weakness which is most easily? corrected? Sloppy...