Writing Retreat - Day 4 and 5

Day 4 started pretty well.  I slept better and got started writing by 8:30 AM.  The elements helped me focus:  it rained all day so there was no temptation to go outside. I wrote all day.  I did...

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Writing Retreat – Day 4 and 5top comments

by admin on May 18, 2012 - 0 comments

Day 4 started pretty well.  I slept better and got started writing by 8:30 AM.  The elements helped me focus:  it rained all day so there was no temptation to go outside. I wrote all day.  I did lose 1 …

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Writing Retreat – Day 3top comments

by admin on May 14, 2012 - 0 comments

I got started late. After finally getting to sleep after 5 AM, I slept in until after 10 AM.  I felt tired, my legs hurt from the unfamiliar beach run the day before, and had a hard time getting rolling …

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Writing Retreat – Day 2top comments

by admin on May 11, 2012 - 0 comments

Day 2 started off strong.  I was up and sitting in front of my computer by 9 AM, ready to write all day. That’s when I discovered the batteries in my cordless keyboard were dead. I should have been prepared. …

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Writing Retreat – Day 1top comments

by admin on May 9, 2012 - 0 comments

Last week, I locked myself away for a five day writing retreat.  It proved an extremely successful Burst Writing event.  I define Burst Writing as an extremely focused period of time to produce significantly higher word counts than normal.  It’s …

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To Pants or to Plan?

by admin on April 11, 2012 - 0 comments

This post is also published on the Fictorians, a site by writers for writers.  I recommend you check out the excellent posts from the Fictorians team. There are two opposing camps when it comes to how an author approaches writing …

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Status update

by admin on March 1, 2012 - 0 comments

2012 is gearing up to be a busy, and hopefully productive, year. It’s off to a good start.  So far, I’ve done the following: 1.  Sequel to The Sentinel’s Call (Working title Flood Tide).  The outline for this sequel is …

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When is a writer a Writer?

by admin on February 15, 2012 - 0 comments

This post is also posted on the Fictorians web page.  Check it out there, along with many other excellent posts about writing. When people ask me what I do, I mention my day job and also state that I am …

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Setting Measurable Goals, and Plans to Reach Them

by admin on January 4, 2012 - 0 comments

This post is also posted on the Fictorians web site.  Go there to see it along with other excellent posts on writing. This is the second of three blogs related to setting goals.  Clancy kicked off the series with her …

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Burst Writing

by admin on November 18, 2011 - 0 comments

This same post is also posted on the Fictorians web site. I recommend you check out the Fictorians and read the other great posts from the other Fictorian members. This is not a new term, but the concept is new to …

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Understanding your own Writer’s Block

by admin on October 12, 2011 - 4 comments

This post was also posted on the Fictorians‘ web site.  I recommend you check out the Fictorians and read the other great posts from the other Fictorian members. This is a topic I’ve been thinking about lately, and is similar …

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