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Category Archives: Organizational Skills
The Idea Notebook
Fellow writer friends of mine have talked about how ideas seem to attack them at random. It’s as if this happens constantly and if they don’t stop what they’re doing immediately, they will forget their bolt of inspiration and it … Continue reading
Posted in Organizational Skills
Tagged Accidental Creative, ideas, Inspiration, Todd Henry, Writing
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A Friendly Reminder – Back Up Your Work!
It’s April Fool’s day, and for many that means playing pranks and fooling around. My April Fool’s came early, and I wish it was a prank. Yesterday, a member of my family (I won’t name names) downloaded a malicious virus … Continue reading
Posted in Organizational Skills, Personally Speaking
Tagged april fool's day, backup, computers, reminder
6 Comments
Debate: Linear vs. Non-Linear Writing
There are several debates when it comes to drafting a novel. The most well-known debate is usually between plotters and pantsers. Plotters being those who outline and plan each chapter in advance and pantsers being those who wing it and … Continue reading
Over ambition, and why it sucks.
It must be spring. Suddenly I want to finally do the dozen or so odd projects sitting stagnant in my mind. Problem is, there are still the same number of hours in the day and no amount of creative organization is … Continue reading
Posted in Organizational Skills
Tagged ambition, goal setting, organization, the chocolate diet
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The Attack of the To Do List
This week I’ve experimented with efficiency and making yet another desperate attempt to do more stuff with less time. The lie that I keep telling myself is that I don’t have time to all the things that I would like … Continue reading
Posted in Organizational Skills
Tagged organizational skills, stay at home mom, to do lists, writer
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Writer’s Toolbox: Observation Notebook
When it comes to great ideas, many of us fall in to the, “this is so great, how can I forget it?” problem. Then we forget before we can apply the idea to our project, or jot it down somewhere. Sometimes … Continue reading
Being Flexible – The Next Best Thing to Being Regular
One of the most repeated bits of advice I’ve heard floating around the writing world is to create a schedule for your writing and then stick to it. Having a schedule and a fixed time dedicated to writing mean exactly … Continue reading
Know Thy Stuff – Why Research is Important
Has this happened to you? You are reading a book and starting to enjoy the story. Part of the reason you chose this book is that it includes a subject that you are especially interested in. The further you read … Continue reading
Posted in Art of Writing, Concept Creation, Editing and Revision, Organizational Skills, World Building
Tagged arts, book, fiction, research, Writers Resources, Writing
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The Editing List – 10 Things You’d Better Do Before Submitting Your Work
If you are in the writing business, you are submitting your work all sorts of interesting places. Perhaps you are sending a story to a contest or a magazine. Maybe you’ve written an article for a local newspaper. For most … Continue reading
Posted in Art of Writing, Editing and Revision, Organizational Skills
Tagged arts, Comma, grammar, punctuation, Reading (process), Style guide, Verb, Writers Resources
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Like any craft, writing has its own unique set of required skills. If I was to ask my fellow writing buddies what the most essential skill for writing is they would most likely list things like plotting, story arcs, character … Continue reading