Episode 22: Feeling Stuck? Here's How I Got Writing Again

When your writing practice stalls, the blank page can feel like a wall. In this episode of Write, Writer, Write! host Deborah Froese shares her first-week experience in the November Manuscript Momentum Challenge and how returning to pen and paper helped her rediscover creative flow. Learn what neuroscience reveals about handwriting, why it invites deeper connection between body and mind, and how even modern authors still rely on longhand to awaken their imagination. Slow down, tune in, and find out what happens when your hand moves just a little slower than your thoughts. MANUSCRIPT MOMENTUM CHALLENGE Official registration for the challenge closed on November 6, but don't let that stop you from following along and joining the community conversation. Follow the posts at https://deborahfroese.substack.com/s/challenge or subscribe to receive them in your inbox. Find daily updates here: https://deborahfroese.substack.com/s/challenge CREDITS Cover Image by Image by jaka Bae from Pixabay Theme Music: Together by FSM Team Bandcamp Swoosh Sound Effect by DRAGON-STUDIO from Pixabay Handwriting Video by Dx21 from Pixabay Typing Video by Coverr-Free-Footage from Pixabay Computer Blue Light Video by izhar ahamed from Pixabay NEUROSCIENCE RESOURCES Audrey Van der Meer and Inge Van der Weel, "Handwriting but not Typewriting Leads to Widespread Brain Connectivity," Frontiers in Psychology 14 (2023): Article 1219945, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1219945. The University of Tokyo, "Study shows stronger brain activity after writing on paper than on tablet or smartphone: Unique, complex information in analog methods likely gives brain more details to trigger memory," Press release, March 19, 2021, https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00168.html. LET'S CONNECT! The Fully Human Writer | https://deborahfroese.substack.com/ https://www.deborahfroese.com/ www.youtube.com/@WriteWriterWrite https://bsky.app/profile/deborahfroese.bsky.social www.instagram.com/deborahfroese

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