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Five Ways To Avoid Writing: 1-Write Tomorrow

06.17.2013 writing

There are really only two kinds of writers, and it is not bad ones vs. good ones. For me it’s these two: those who write and those who say they want to write. I can work with a bad writer. What I cannot work with is someone who claims that they really, really want to [...]

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Writing Within Chaos

06.13.2013 writing

Since late April I’ve had workers pounding, sawing, and clomping around the house. My office is mostly a closet and my writing and working space is in total disarray. And yet I work, I write. How does that work out that way? It’s a break from the sameness. It’s a challenge. It propels me forward. [...]

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Strapped In

06.11.2013 writing

Since my recent back surgery I’ve been wearing a big compression brace. I’ve had more than one person tell me it looks like I won the World Wrestling Federation competition (alas, I was only runner up). It keeps everything in place, but it’s great to strip it off to relax in a reclined chair or bed. [...]

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Writing Assignment: Write Five Notes Today

06.07.2013 writing

The habit of making notes can be very useful for writers of all types. The habit of carrying a notebook and using it can be useful for almost any profession or calling. The art of note-taking is very simple. It’s really the act of mindfulness. Anyone can carry a notebook, but it takes an act [...]

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Three Rules Of Proper Notebook Management: 3-What To Do With Filled Notebooks

06.06.2013 Tools

It doesn’t matter. I very rarely look at my older, archived notebooks, but I like having them. I don’t need them. Perhaps someday I’ll build a bonfire to send them back into the void or bury them in the ground and let them gently return to nature. Perhaps I’ll urge those who carry on after [...]

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