“Share a witty personal story.”
Writers get these requests
ALL THE TIME.
It feels like the requester is sitting back
and saying,
“Entertain me.”
And that’s HARD
because creativity doesn’t flow
constantly.
We have creative moments
and many more not-at-all creative moments.
Being creative on demand
is challenging.
It causes tremendous pressure,
can lead to great stress.
What I do
is I have a file
of entertaining personal stories.
I add to that file
when I’m feeling creative.
I take from that file
when I’m asked
to entertain on demand.
It is a cheat
and it works for me.
I am much happier
about the requests.
Consider keep a file
of amusing personal stories.
You will be grateful for it
in the future.