Tag: independent writing
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How Not to Be a Writer: an instruction manual in reverse
So, you don’t want to be a writer? Good. This is definitely for you. These are the instructions on how not to be a writer at whatever stage of not wanting to write that you are at: Do not open your notebook (if you write via pen and paper) or that pesky word processing program.…
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10 Open Projects
That’s really is 9 too many. And I don’t mean that there are 10 projects that I am outlining or planning out. No, these are projects that I am actively writing or have started writing. Way too many. As part of my word tracking spreadsheet, I had added a rough, simple project tracker. Yesterday I…
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The Timing is Perfect
Wasn’t I just talking about this? About my recently relearning to write by hand rather than doing everything on the computer? In a post featured on The Passive Voice, linking to a blog on selfpublishingadvice.org, writer T E Shepherd describes how he prefers to write the first draft of his books out by hand. He…
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Going Back
I’ve been thinking about it a lot. Specifically whether I was ready to move my books from being Amazon exclusives and making them available everywhere. That what I wanted to do eventually, so earlier this year I did it. I have been wondering if it was too soon. Here’s why I think that: I still…