Allen
and Linda Anderson's article "Writing
on the Run: Finding Time to Write" was
featured inthe Writer's Market.
Dear Friends,
Writing on the Run is the art of simultaneously living,
observing, and writing about life as it happens. It
means to free your creative writer -- the part of you
that cannot, will not be deterred by society, sickness,
humiliation, or lack of time -- to express thoughts,
emotions, and wisdom any time, any place.
We welcome you to Writing on the Run ™ -- The
Natural Way to Write Any Time, Any Place.
Below the media information display is a quiz you can take to help you decide if
you want to spend the time reading one more word on
this Website. Mentally checkmark the questions to which
you would answer "yes."
Writing on the Run Quiz
____ Do you want to write but don't have the
time to fit one more thing into your busy life?
____ Are your home and family responsibilities
keeping you from finding time for having a creative
outlet, such as writing?
____ Do you have a job that requires a lot
of attention and long hours, leaving you drained and
only wanting to vegetate when you have time off?
____ Are you feeling guilty about spending
time and taking up space for writing when your family,
job, friends, health, etc., etc., etc. SHOULD be coming
first?
____ Are school assignments and have-to-writing
on the job destroying your love of writing?
____ Do you believe that writing is a waste
of time unless you're being published or getting paid
for it?
____ Are you getting lack of support, or even,
hostility from others whenever you make attempts to
carve out time and space for your writing?
____ Are you in an environment where others
don't realize how important writing is to your peace
of mind and need for self-expression?
____ Has a teacher or someone in authority
told you that you don't have writing talent and need
to find yourself a "real" job?
If you have answered yes to any of the questions
above, are you ever going to love Writing on the Run!
If you're like us, you have to write through a busy
schedule, a full household, and loads of self-doubt.
When our children were young, Allen worked the "graveyard"
shift as a police officer. Linda had the demanding responsibility
of being the literary manager for a regional theater.
In addition to chauffeuring our children and pets to
appointments and trying to have quality family time,
we wrote in the early morning and late evening hours.
In 1996, we formed ourselves into a writing team
and began to write, publish, and promote our first Website,
printed newsletter, book proposal, and book. To work
as a team, we had to become even more proficient at
Writing on the Run.
We are eager to show published, prospective, and
hobby writers how to creatively find time and space
for writing their way through:
Family obligations,
Employment responsibilities,
Sickness and health
challenges,
Lean financial times,
Less than ideal circumstances.
Why bother?
Because writing is how many of us understand and
complete the experiences of our lives.
Because studies have proven that writing is an antidote
to DEPRESSION; people who write about their painful
life experiences recover from them more easily and quickly.
Because writing is a lifeline of communication to
people all over the world.
Because writing can provide additional, even full-time,
INCOME.
Because writing is a FUN and enjoyable way to express
your thoughts, feelings, and insights - even if it's
only to yourself.