Tag: independent writing
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Juggling
I am working on a lot of projects, so unfortunately today’s post is nothing more than this note saying that. I have a number of balls in the air I am attempting to juggle in the form of longer-form essays and posts that are taking me longer than initially anticipated. Shooting for Friday’s post to…
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Time Off Achieved
This past week I took my family on vacation. We went to a resort and enjoyed our time there to a great amount. While I was there, I purposely put down my pen and paper — ignoring my writing duties — as we all enjoyed our time together. But like all things, vacations end and…
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To Write (Essays) or Not…
I am working on writing about a tough topic. At about 700 words into it, I’ve barely scratched the surface of what I want to say in the essay. And the writing is slow. In truth, too often in the past I abandon these essays at the point I am at. I run out of…
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Abandoned
It’s funny. Although I gave myself more time to make longer posts, I ended up abandoning several essays that I was writing. One or two of them might end up being resurrected, although I have to admit that it is unlikely. Each of these essays were started a while ago. They were not too ambitious,…
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Pantser Dilemma
I’ve been struggling lately and it took me a few days to fully grasp why. I’m not talking personally, although one could correlate some anxieties to the issues I’ve been facing. Missing days of writing goals, purposefully or not, is hardly the end of the world. Stress will still come though. Even when knowing the…