Have you lost the fun and creativity in writing?

Do you get caught up in the idea that your writing has to be perfect or have a purpose? What happened to just letting the words flow? To allowing the creative muse to come through?

Most of us are very busy, and anything we write has a purpose: for work or our businesses. Even if we WANT to write (a novel, short story, poem, memoir, nonfiction), all of our writing must have a purpose. Or so we think.

And so writing becomes this big deal. Everything we write must be beautifully written. Everything we write must be able to be used for something else. We lose some of the joy we used to find in just writing - for writing's sake.

That's why I created WOW - so that each week you could get a writing prompt and just write. There's no correct way to do it or a correct result you're looking for. You write whatever it is you write. Every now and then, you might connect with something deep inside. You might write a phrase or a sentence that you really like. Mostly, though, I hope that you just enjoy the writing.

Here's what WOW! (Writing On a Whim) is - a free, weekly email writing prompt series to allow you the space to write - with no agenda, no ulterior motive, and no perfection issues.

At the same time, WOW! can help you write well. One of the reasons you may not write as well as you'd like is because you don't have enough practice. If you just wrote more, you'd write better. The WOW! series is designed to keep you writing on a regular basis.

Starting the day you sign up, you will receive weekly emails from us containing material designed to inspire and enhance your next free-writing or journaling session. Our WOW! prompts will come in several different formats, including famous quotations, personal questions, writing exercises, unusual words and phrases, and more.

You can, of course, use these prompts in any manner you choose. We recommend that you use them for free-writing. In other words, don't try to censor or edit what comes into your head as you think about the prompt; just write it down. Give yourself 5 to 15 minutes and jot or type out anything and everything that comes to mind. You can then review what you've written, file it away, or toss it, depending on your mood and inspiration.

You don't have to give it a second thought if you don't want to. And then next week, the same thing. Read the WOW, write for 5 to 15 minutes, and then go on to something else. And hopefully somewhere in there you'll discover the joy in words.

At the end of the day, metaphorically speaking, you'll be a better writer.

And you'll rediscover the joy and creativity in writing.

Sign up below to start receiving our weekly WOW! messages today! There's no obligation; WOW! is free. You just get to write well.

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Here's what others have to say about Writing with WOW!

Just did a little writing with my first “wow” and it was surprisingly fun and refreshing. I just gave myself 15 minutes to write whatever came to mind from your quote/question. It was a relief to just write…not be thinking that it has to be a blog entry, or some big aha. I could let go of anyone reading it and just let my mind flow wherever it wanted to go. It’s connected me to my love of writing….

Thank you for this unexpected gift today! ~ Laura Howard West, coach and author of the Joyful Business Guide, Norcross, Georgia

I want you to know that I do write when you send these little prompts. They are very helpful to me. They get me thinking. I have not done all of them, but the ones I do, I usually put in a safe place to look at later. Sometimes they go in an unexpected direction. I guess that is what "having new eyes" is all about. ~ Linda Melcher, Vancouver, British Columbia

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