Daily Drafts & Dialogues

Daily Drafts & Dialogues

Writing as Exercise

Today's post covers why you should start looking at writing as exercise, especially this time of year. Don't forget to leave a comment to join this dialogue. [Ed. from the Archive.]

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K. E. Creighton
Jan 10, 2026
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We often think of ourselves as completing writing projects and writing exercises instead of appreciating how the practice of writing itself is exercise for our minds, bodies, souls, and creative muscles. Instead of focusing on the writing process itself, in other words, we’re focusing on things like producing specific word counts, page counts, keywords,…

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