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Tuesday Tip: Writing through the distractions
I’m the kind of person that gets easily distracted. Any sound or motion will pull my attention to what I’m doing, so this is why I can’t write in a coffee shop. Even at home, sounds from downstairs, or the … Continue reading
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Stuffed up creativity
So I caught a really bad cold…or flu….or something. All I know is that its really hard to breath, my sinuses are killing me, and I can’t seem to do much in the way of writing at all. I’ve had … Continue reading
Hope and wordcounts
I admit with great shame how this whole NaNoWriMo just isn’t happening as well as I hoped this year. I could give you excuses such as invaders in my office sanctum that constantly interrupts my writing time, or the … Continue reading
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Tips for the parent writer
After four days of watching my two year old niece, I found what my fellow writers in the group described as being one of their blocks to writing. Watching a toddler leaves one exhausted. You rarely get any time to … Continue reading
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The slippery slope of a shirking slacker
Once again, my apologies, dear readers, of neglecting this blog. I fully intend on getting myself on a writing schedule after next week. Starting tomorrow, I’m watching my 2 year old for five days, 24 hrs a day, while her … Continue reading
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The waxing and waning of creativity
I don’t keep a wordcount. Between blogging, writing my novel, and the amount of typing I do with homeschooling my son takes up tons of time. Taking even a moment to jot down my daily word count can get tedious. … Continue reading
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Life’s Interruptions
So much for my plans for writing every day this week. Instead, the insidious demands of actually making money continually tempted me from the computer. We moved the air conditioner that sat in my office to the dining room so … Continue reading
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Writing rituals and totems
Long ago, writer’s evoked muses, spirits of creativity, to help them write, paint, sculpt, sing, or even share comedy. In fact, a genius was once considered outside of the self and considered an element/spirit of the Divine that touched a … Continue reading
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Handy writing tips I found on the web
It never ceases to astound and amaze me what I can find the Internet, so I figured I’d share what I picked up along the way: How to Start Writing When You Don’t Feel Like It- This blogger shares some … Continue reading
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Writer’s Block- Myth or Reality?
I’ve written about writer’s block having several causes, like a disease, but here of late, I’ve encountered a number of blogging authors who make the claim that writer’s block is a myth- it doesn’t exist! My first response was “Is … Continue reading
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