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Coming clean: sometimes you’re supposed to do housework instead of writing
G-d wanted me to do the dishes this morning. I finished a large-ish writing project yesterday, then pulled open another document to begin the next assignment. I got the first paragraph written, and...
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Seeing the world through a writer’s eyes
I’ve been thinking a little bit more about my theme of a couple posts ago, “how to be funny.” A good jester will find humor in any situation, not just those that are obviously funny. One of the steps...
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Exploring other media to conquer writer’s block
So, earlier this week, I had a case of the blahs. I suppose I didn’t technically have writer’s block–the problem was more that I didn’t want to do anything, not that I couldn’t write–but the results...
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Most writers procrastinate. But why?
My best friend and fellow writer, Cy, sent me a link to an article in the current Atlantic about why writers are infamous procrastinators. Read it here and tell me what you think. And don’t forget to...
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Journaling exercise: confronting whatever is keeping you from writing, in...
So, as I mentioned a few posts ago, I’ve got some personal issues going on at the moment that held up my writing for a while. Basically, I wrote no new fiction for three weeks, and very little of...
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What does it take to get you writing? 5 things that get my tuchas in the...
It didn’t even wait until Fall Back: I’ve been in the dragging, low-creativity state that usually hits me at this time of year for weeks already. It’s not really full-blown SAD, thank G-d, but it’s...
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