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Take a Writing Day

Posted on Sunday, September 23, 2018 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

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…

Tagged with: breaks, distractions, routine, writers, writing, writing places, Writing Techniques, writing vacation
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques

Writing Daily

Posted on Sunday, September 9, 2018 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

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…

Tagged with: background work, daily writing routine, journal, routine, routines, writing
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Routines For Your Characters

Posted on Sunday, February 11, 2018 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

I’ve talked about having your character exercise. Another way to make them more real is to show their routines. Everyone has one. Your protagonist can possess one as well. I’m not saying you need to show everything they do the…

Tagged with: character traits, details, habit, realistic characters, routine
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Establishing A Routine

Posted on Sunday, January 29, 2017 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

If you have a project that you need to get done, you should establish a routine that allows you to work on it. I have a routine that I practice every morning that allows me to write in my journal.…

Tagged with: Control, habits, routine, routines, time management
Posted in General Opinion