hey, not really supposed to be ouchy. I'm doing these now, too. And you don't have to really take the dare, but I find the concept of the morning pages to be interesting. Sorry about the slow file. Let me see if I can find something else for you . . .
here's something else on it (hope this works better):
http://paperartstudio.tripod.com/artistsway/id3.html
I'm sure you can pick up a copy of The Artist's Way at the library, if you are interested. She says they are supposed to be 81/2 x 11 pages. They're supposed to be handwritten, not typed, because there's not supposed to be any editing or self-censoring. But I've tried them typed, just keeping my eyes closed, and it works pretty well for me. My hands tend to go numb, particularly in the morning, if I hand-write too long.