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Monthly Archives: October 2010
Writing: NaNoWriMo Preview: Finding the story
One of the questions people who don’t write yet tend to ask people who are already writing is, “Where do you get your ideas?” Frankly, there is no answer to that question because the process is different for every writer and, at least for me, different for every idea. While I can’t answer that question directly, […] Continue reading
Industrialized society
There is a YouTube video making the rounds on the internet right now of a whiteboard animation of part of a speech on the state of American public education by Sir Ken Robinson: One of the amazing points Robinson makes … Continue reading
Writing is good for you
Yesterday, I made the point that writing is good for civilization. It is also good for you. It’s a simple equation as far as I am concerned. Writing helps exercise the brain, and the brain, just like other parts of … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, NaNoWriMo, Philosophy, Writing
Tagged brain, Life, NaNoWriMo, participate, Writing
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Writing: NaNoWriMo Preview: Writing is good for you
[This is a repost from my Worldview weblog] Yesterday, I made the point that writing is good for civilization. It is also good for you. It’s a simple equation as far as I am concerned. Writing helps exercise the brain, and the brain, just like other parts of the body, needs such exercise. While exercise […] Continue reading
1,667
A week from now, National Novel Writing Month begins, which endeavor challenges its participants to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. Success requires writing 1,667 words a day. Many people, mostly non-writers, ask why in the world anyone … Continue reading
Posted in NaNoWriMo, Philosophy, Writing
Tagged Future, Intelligence, legacy, NaNoWriMo, power, Writing
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