Tag: independent writing

• Trimming Length

  My list of unplayed podcasts is growing long. Too long. Long enough that it is not only a distraction, but also a chore. There are a lot of them I listen to simply when working. Spreadsheets and data analysis work are very good for listening to episodes as I can listen just enough and pay…

  Jeremy C Kester

  March 16, 2021

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  6-figure authors, independent writing, learning, podcasts, start with this, the self publishing show, writing

• Short Is Hard

  These flash fiction short stories are not easy. In fact, they are a pain. I’ve written a few already and in each case I have struggled mightily not to have them surge beyond 500 words. How to tell a whole plot in less than that though? Such a feat is not easy. That I am…

  Jeremy C Kester

  March 13, 2021

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  goals, independent writing, writerslife, writing, writing discipline, writing short stories

• The Practice

  Looking back it is easy to say that there was rarely a post that I can effectively say that I was proud of. Most of them are at best sub-par. It’s necessary though, isn’t it? The practice? Mostly what this blog is and has been is a place where I jump online and practice writing…

  Jeremy C Kester

  March 6, 2021

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  blogging, independent writing, practice, routine, writing, writing blogs, writing practice, writing process

• A Stumble

  I cut in with what I had planned to be posted today with this one. It’s partly an update and partly my own venting, both with myself and with technology. Anyway, last night as I was switching my writing between Scrivener mobile and its PC counterpart, there was an error. I had a backup, so…

  Jeremy C Kester

  February 27, 2021

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  independent writing, writer, writerslife, writing, writing struggle

• Progress – 2-24-2021 Edition

  Two days. That was all that I’ve missed in a little over two months. Even still, those two days were (not) planned. My family had to make a special trip into Philadelphia, which since it is cheaper to drive (albeit much longer time-wise), that is what we did. The trip to and the trip back…

  Jeremy C Kester

  February 24, 2021

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  independent writing, process, writer, writerslife, writing, writing process, writinglife