I hate the WriteorDie App. No, I really hate it. It’s as bad or worse than all those intrusive, creativity-killing “productivity” programs. And I have many reasons for my strong dislike…. 1. If you slow down or stop, you get bombarded by loud alarms. Yeah, this is helpful. Apparently, you can’t stop writing even for a few seconds to think. Come on–is this
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“We have met the enemy and he is us.” –Pogo, Walt Kelly Reading through my journal I see that back on December 4, I wrote about my process of writing my first new chapter since before I went freelance, over 4 years previous. I wrote it from pieces that started with the basic action and locations, then researched the locations
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It came across our Facebook feeds yesterday: Harper Lee is releasing a new book! It had already been announced and discussed and when I told my wife, she said what we all thought, “Isn’t she dead?” Almost immediately there were suspicions about it all over the feeds. News and opinions went back and forth without much substance to go on.
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Two camps. Two paths. They say that’s all there are. The low road and the high. Lovers v. haters. And hate it or learn to love it, no one gets out. Everyone has to decide. Which way will I go? The way of the world or the way of the Lord? We hear of these all our lives and
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Some offers are just hard to believe, aren't they? The day I came up with the idea for a "progressive publishing program," I didn't believe it either. But here's a confession: I’ve always been something of a skeptic. As a small(er) babbler, I remember seeing the commercial for the Tootsie Roll pop and I determined to prove them wrong.
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