Archive for October, 2009
5 Great Ways to Procrastinate While Writing
Okay, maybe I procrastinate more while editing, but the application is the same. Here are five great ways to kill/waste/use up time until you have no more time to write/edit/proof.
1. Watch TV and movies. For maximum procrastination, watch great movies with plots that require concentration. For a steady diet of wasting time, catalog your videos [...]
7 Ways to Tell if You are a Better Writer
We practice and put in the hours. We correct our mistakes and learn from them. We believe that our efforts will be rewarded with improvement, right?
In a perfect world, we would know if we were becoming better writers. However, this is our world and we aren’t always the best judge of our own work. Either [...]
WYMJ Weekender October 17
Come join a discussion on the pros and cons of NaNoWriMo
Choosing a title.
Slowing down in life will help your writing.
What’s your style of writer underpants?
Why is the thought of sponsorship for NaNoWriMo considered crazy? Two other NaNo posts by the same author, here and here.
Aphorisms as Excuses, Excuses as Aphorisms
Should you pay someone to edit [...]
Writing from Fear
I detest being scared. For that reason, I avoid scary movies. Seriously, I’m probably a little psychotic because I’ll be thinking about scary scenes and frightening situations for years afterward.
And yet, I am seduced by the thought of seeing one particular frightening film.
I remember Poltergeist, The Exorcist, Nightmare on Elm Street, Salem’s Lot, Hitcher, Tales [...]
NaNoWriMo Just Around the Bend
Seventeen days is all that stands between National Novel Writing Month participants and the starting gun.
If you haven’t heard of this growing phenomenon, writers spend thirty days writing a 50,000 word novel that includes an ending. NaNoWriMo is designed to help people get over the hurdles of perfectionism, procrastination, and somedayitis. New participants are nervous. [...]
