If you have a daily writing routine, congratulations. However, sometimes routines can put you into a rut. So it’s good to shake up your writing routine by doing what I call a writing day. A writing day is a day…
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Take a Writing Day
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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Practicing Revision
I think daily revisions are important. I don’t mean revise as you write. That’s a delaying tactic and you will never finish a rough draft that way. I mean practicing. Yes, practice makes perfect is a cliché for a reason.…
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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Writing Daily
Having a daily writing routine is good. Every writer has their own writing routine. Mine is to start with a half hour to an hour of free writing in my journal. I sit in my living room, my laptop in…
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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Writing and Exercise
Writing is a sedentary occupation. For good health, we need to move around. So how to balance writing and exercise. Good cardio workouts can take it out of you but your heart will thank you for the workout. Exercises is…
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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Balancing Writing with Social Events
Writing is a solitary occupation, for the most part. There are collaborations with a team, but mostly it’s a single author working alone on a piece, fiction or not. Even with collaboration, you still are not socializing. You are working.…
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Posted in General Opinion
Posted in General Opinion
Finding Time To Write
Often, the biggest challenge to a writer is simply finding the time in a busy life to actually write. One of the first things you need to consider is how much time do you need or want to devote to…
Tagged with: journal, time management, time to write, Write, writing, writing time
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Writing Logs
I know how many words I have written each day. I also know when I have completed a blog and posted it. I also know how many words I have added or cut from a piece each day as I…
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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
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