Yes! And that’s why we started writing to begin with, right? Because it’s fun. But it can get bogged down and become work. That’s when we need to back up and have some fun with it again.

Thanks!

Exactly! Children's play is essential to their development. Through play, children explore their environment, build brain connectivity, practice problem-solving, and develop creativity, which are vital for long-term learning and resilience. We can learn a lot from them. As adults, we need to remember to play every once in a while.

When I read "structured play", my mind immediately went to my ECE (Early Childhood Education) training. For children, play is work!

When our work contains an element of play, we can relax into our writing and the flow is immensely better. Our minds function more efficiently when there is an element of play involved.

Cheers!

Thank you for the reminder.

Glad this helped! 🙂

Thanks - exploring the creative side is a fun process. And we need to have both sides to not only create the story, but to also write and edit.

That's the fun of writing - being creative. I bet those are some great notes for future books. My characters "play" around in my head all the time too. 🙂