Archive for September, 2008
Capturing Good Ideas at Inopportune Times
You are cruising along, your day going more or less as expected, when WHAM! You are accosted out of the blue. Not by a criminal or someone you can reach out and throttle, but by your own imagination.
If you want to write, get used to it.
This attack could be a full blown concept for a [...]
The Rewards of Discipline
I started my day with a trip to the post office to send off a special order from the store. I love mailing those journals out. I imagine them being filled with someone’s thoughts and making their new owner smile.
Our team is working on a revision of our web site (already) to address the loading [...]
Brainstorming Using Thought Boxes
I know I didn’t originate the method I use, but I can’t remember where I learned it, so please give credit to someone smarter than I. Long before mind-mapping was a common term and branching was routinely taught, we had thought boxes.
Thought boxes are simply a table in a word file. I usually make my [...]
Top Ten Blogs for Writers
For those of you who have not yet seen the Top Ten Blogs for Writers, here’s the link. Check them out! I was pleased to see my vote come in second. My second vote, had I submitted one (I didn’t in the interest of fairness) was number one. Way to go, top ten!
Top Ten Blogs [...]
What a Way to Spend an Afternoon…
Marie from 1Writeway kindly commented on my blog earlier today and posted about this blog on hers. She introduced me to Library Thing. I once worked in a library (no surprise to people who know me), and my several hours cruising around Library Thing made me quite nostalgic for the days I spent surrounded by [...]
