by Matthew Rehrl MD | Blogging, Writing, Writing Habits
Looking at my blog critically, I can say the following things: The content is average, with only rare (once per month?) moments of deep insight.The writing is average.Taken as a whole, it is unfocused. So, with all of this mediocrity going on, why do I love my blog?...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
My wife is doing a fabulous job painting our living room this week—much better than I could achieve. Why? Because in this creative domain she has two things I lack: judgment and patience. And in my domain of writing? These are the two traits (or are they skills, or...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
I am trying to improve my writing volume by increasing my ability to “write anywhere, anytime.” One component of this is to write more frequently using Ulysses software (my rough draft word processing app software of choice) on my iPhone since my iPhone is the one...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
Strong verbs create action, save words, and reveal the players.Roy Peter Clark—Writing Tools: 55 Essential Strategies For Every Writer I dedicate the rest of this month to active verbs! How? During my first draft editing, I’ll identify every verb as active,...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
When I used to run marathons and half-marathons, I performed 4-5 periodic self-checks during the race. I would start from my toes and feet, making sure the shoes felt right, I didn’t have any injuries in my feet, and I wasn’t developing blisters. I would then...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Politics, Writing, Writing Habits
It’s important as an informed citizen to be aware of our country’s foreign policy decisions, and that does require an awareness of the military actions of our allies, our adversaries, and ourselves. But this does not mean being glued to “War TV” every...
