To stay close and intimate with experience is to stay close to the mind; the nitty gritty mind of the way things really are.
Natalie GoldbergFirst, consider the pen you write with. It should be a fast-writing pen because your thoughts are always much faster than your hand. You don't want to slow up your hand even more with a slow pen. A ballpoint, a pencil, a felt tip, for sure, are slow. Go to a stationery store and see what feels good to you. Try out different kinds. Don't get too fancy and expensive. I mostly use a cheap Sheaffer fountain pen, about $1.95.... You want to be able to feel the connection and texture of the pen on paper.
Natalie GoldbergWherein we discover that many of the "rules" for good writing and good sex are the same: Keep your hand moving, lose control, and don't think.
Natalie GoldbergThis is the practice school of writing. Like running, the more you do it, the better you get at it.
Natalie Goldberg