Ever written a book that just fell out of you? I’m not talking about pedal-down, deliberately sprinting through a book to hit a deadline. When you’re at full sprint, you’re going for speed. You’re not writing the story because it won’t let you not write it. I mean, have you ever written a book that […]
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This is a four-part series. Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four This is a four-part post that I honestly did not intend to be quite this long. Apparently, there is more to the subject that even I realized. You will find Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 here. This week is
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This is a four-part series. Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four All the Daytime Disguises of “Fast = Crap” This is Part 3 of a series. You can find Part 1 and Part 2 here. ___ Let’s examine some of the facets of “Fast = Crap”. As I mentioned in Part 1,
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This is a four-part series. Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Last week I ran through a few of the points that define the mythology that writing fast means writing crap, and how pervasive it is. This week, I want to spin the dial and have a look at this mythology through
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This is a four-part series. Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four I promised to step fully onto this smoking lava bed of a subject when I wrote the two parts of Why Bother Writing Lots of Books Quickly? So, I’ve rolled up my sleeves today. Does Fast = Crap? In a word, no.
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I discovered an amazing trick this week, that energized my writing and let me float through the day, no slogging, no groaning, no fighting to keep myself at the desk. Actually, I relearned the trick. Last October, my DH was in a bad traffic accident and as a result, has been forced to take time off
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To Google something has crept into the language and is now a formal euphamism for searching online. However, Google can do a lot more than just regurgitate search results. There is a ton of useful tools that Google will invoke to provide answers directly on the results page. Google will also provide links to sites
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