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I Write Best When I’m Extremely Emotional

Writing from heart is what keeps me going

Lindsey Carson
3 min readOct 7, 2019
Photo by Francisco Moreno on Unsplash

Whenever I read past articles that I’ve written, it always takes me back to where I was mentally and emotionally in that moment. That’s one of the things I love most about writing — it captures everything that you’re feeling right when you’re feeling it.

Like a diary entry, it’s raw, real, and unscripted. You aren’t holding anything back. You’re just letting the words flow and documenting life exactly as you’re experiencing it. Personally, these are the types of articles that I’ve found to be my most successful pieces.

Whenever I write, I’m never really planning for it to happen. I don’t set aside any specific hour of the day or day of the week to dedicate to writing. I don’t have a specific schedule or any particular timeline for when or how often I publish my articles. It sort of just happens. I know that may sound a bit disorganized and chaotic, but it’s true. After all, who can really predict the exact moment when an idea is going to strike?

Like right at this very moment, I’m sitting in my living room, watching cable television, and writing this article on my iPhone even though my laptop is directly in front of me. In times like these, I’m usually rambling on just for the sake of it. There’s no real emotion behind it. And…

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Lindsey Carson
Lindsey Carson

Written by Lindsey Carson

Writer, Runner, and Mother working in Ad Tech. Trying to navigate my identity as a new parent. I write about work, relationships, culture, and life in general.

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