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Monthly Archives: October 2010
Writing: NaNoWriMo Preview: Getting it done
In the end, every successful writer finds his or her own way to solve the problems associated with writing. They find their own sources of ideas, their own way to develop their ideas, their own pace, even their own places to write the best. Yet the thing they all share in common is actually doing […] Continue reading
Writing: NaNoWriMo Preview: Don’t be afraid to write crap
If you’re writing for perfection, you’re writing to fail. Perfection is what editing is for. While writing is a different process for every writer, my style seems to be to create first drafts that are more like skeletal remains (premains?) that finished works. They’re a lot like a T-101 from the movie the Terminator, a […] Continue reading
Posted in NaNoWriMo, Writing
Tagged editing, perfection, Work Ethic, Writing, writing crap
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Writing: NaNoWriMo Preview: Work ethic
Another question that people who are not writing yet tend to ask writers is something along the lines of, “How do you do it?” “Do what?” I usually ask, to which they respond, “You know, write.” Well, my years of experience tell the that, in order to write, you have to, well, write. It’s really […] Continue reading
Writing: NaNoWriMo Preview: Finding the ending
I think one of the most challenging aspects of writing, especially with fiction, is finding how a story will end. I’ve found that most writers can find beginnings and middles, but most of us find the endings to be elusive. I suspect that this elusivity comes from the fact that the ending of a story […] Continue reading
Stop installing extra stuff I don’t want
Dear software companies (you know who you are), While I appreciate that you are willing to provide me extremely useful utilities at no direct cost to me and that you regularly update those utilities to ensure the continue to work … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Internet, Science and Technology
Tagged bait and switch, Computers, freeware, installations, software, utilities
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