Tag: writing
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By Hand or By Keys
I fall into the category of writers who prefer making their work with the aid of a qwerty keyboard rather than expressing ideas with pen and paper. It’s not saying that I don’t like writing by hand; it’s saying that I just prefer the computer. Some time ago, I began to write a lot using…
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The Burden of Not Writing
Every year there is a period of time that I feel like I am spending more time outside shoveling snow than doing anything else in my life. That is life in Chicago during the winter. Snow is everywhere and I am exhausted. Recently I have been hearing about the idea of ego depletion. A way…
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My Sick Weekend
My weekend started off good. Then it hit. Midway through a party on Friday night I suddenly needed to lie down. Commence my not getting up out of bed until this morning. Of course, no writing happened until now. But while staying in bed all day, I was able to do a lot of thinking…
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What I Wrote In January
New month. It’s February. And as we await the results of two important events in Pennsylvania (Groundhog Day… and oh, the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl), I felt it fitting that I review what I wrote last month. It might be a good exercise in my keeping track of what I write by forcing…
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Slowing Acceleration
There’s a fear that is tagging along behind my quest to increase my daily creative output, including word count. Unlike my normal fear of failure, this one is tricky, because it doesn’t seem as obvious. It is tricky because it often catches me because I am too elated or excited to understand that it is…
Jeremy C Kester 