Well, y’all, I had a week of both self-discovery and serious self-doubt. We’ll start with the self-discovery part, and in the interest of efficiency, I’m going to copy and paste a portion of the email I sent to my writing group this past weekend: I have had a major revelation Read more…
I’m dubbing today No Excuses Saturday. It sounds really good but fails to take into account that I woke at 7am and promptly laid in bed for almost three hours (yes, you read that correctly, I said “almost THREE HOURS”) listening to an audiobook and playing a sort of updated Read more…
So one way the many ways that I procrastinate and avoid getting down to the actual work I need to do is that I write on other projects. What I tell myself: “I will just work on this other project for a little while to warm myself up. Then once Read more…
I like a good challenge. My girlfriend says I’m too hard on myself and she’s probably right (of course she’s right — she reminds me all the time that she’s ALWAYS right), but I also believe that you have to push a little in life if you’re going to make Read more…
[feature_box style=”7″ only_advanced=”There%20are%20no%20title%20options%20for%20the%20choosen%20style” alignment=”center”] This is the part of my blog called Productivity for Writers. For more posts on this topic, click here. [/feature_box] I’m giving myself exactly seventeen minutes and nine seconds to write this blog post. Why? Because I can. Because when we quit fiddle-faddling around (as my Read more…
[feature_box style=”7″ only_advanced=”There%20are%20no%20title%20options%20for%20the%20choosen%20style” alignment=”center”] This is a new part of my blog — I’m calling it Productivity for Writers. Each post will be geared for writers, rather than readers, and focus on how we writers can write more and better by improving both the quantity and quality of our productivity. Read more…
[feature_box style=”7″ only_advanced=”There%20are%20no%20title%20options%20for%20the%20choosen%20style” alignment=”center”] This is a new part of my blog — I’m calling it Productivity for Writers. Each post will be geared for writers, rather than readers, and focus on how we writers can write more and better by improving both the quantity and quality of our productivity. Read more…
I wouldn’t really say that I get writer’s block. I fully believe in Stephen King’s quote about how “Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” I also believe that the best cure for not knowing what to write is to Read more…