Luc Reid - My new Futurismic column: Brain Hacks for Writers

Futurismic editor Paul Raven got in touch with me recently, which was a fun thing to happen out of the blue, and after a bit of discussion we came up with an idea for a monthly column for me there that will start in May, entitled "Brain Hacks for Writers." Unlike most writing resources (this blog included), BHfW will be solely about the practice of writing and not the craft of writing: it will cover topics like productivity, writing motivation, goals, and learning, but generally won't touch on style, voice, point of view, characterization, or other features of actual stories. It's not about what you write, but about how you approach the job of writing.

BHfW is a natural collision of my fascination with writing techniques (as I tend to write about here) together with my fascination with the psychology of self-motivation (as I write about every weekday at The Willpower Engine, which also offers a number of articles on self-motivation for writers and a free eBook on writing motivation).

I believe I have my first couple of columns planned out, but if anyone has ideas or questions that might be good to explore, lay it on me!