Are you using your super-power?

“Never go to sleep without  a request to your subconscious.”  ~Thomas Edison

We’ve all had the experience of going to sleep thinking about our writing and waking up–in the the middle of the night–with just the right word or plot twist.

Quick write it down so you don’t forget! No matter how hard I try, I can’t remember in the morning.

Increase your writing superpower  while you sleep. This new routine is a twist on morning pages called crystalized thinking.

This ten minute routine will jump starts your creativity. The awesome sauce for your writing superpower (your subconscious-awake 24/7) is to not only practice writing in the AM, but to prompt your subconscious with questions in the PM!

Before you go to sleep, direct your subconscious by journaling as many questions as you can about your current writing project.  In the morning, before you look at emails or Facebook, or read the paper, empty your mind by writing down what ever flows from your pen. I’ve added my own spin to the exercise by using different color pens for the AM and PM journaling. My subconscious has given me some good answers and some I wasn’t expecting.

One night, I wrote question after question about a nonfiction story set in World War II. Earlier that same day, I spoke to my three year old granddaughter.  She wanted a snack. When she and her dad went to the pantry, she said,“Options, please.” 

The next morning, I started to journal excited to see what answers would appear for my World War II project. 

I was very surprised when Evelyn Armadillo showed up.
She couldn’t make up her mind and said, “Options, please.”

You never know where your superpower will lead you.
Try crystallized thinking. The more you practice, the better the results.