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135. Professional writing expertise

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Stephen King and Stephen King's Strategy for Regulating Self-Regulation

For some writers, flow happens whenever they write, whereas for others, it is more elusive. Perry interviewed 36 published poets and 40 published short story writers and novelists about the conditions that lead to flow. Entry into flow is chiefly facilitated by having a strong motivation to write,. believing that the writing task is intrinsically important is sufficient for many professional writers. For some people extrinsic motivators can also stimulate flow. Normally a flow state requires getting feedback, enabling one to feel a sense of mastery over the demands of the task. However, this feedback is either internally generated or unnecessary in writing because external feedback is usually delayed until at least after a draft is completed.

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