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by Dawn GrovesSet the stage for strong, solid prose with a daily, three-minute dose of writing inspiration. Close your eyes, listen, and then get cranking.
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It’s What We Do
21/11/2006
Well, here we are, heading toward the stretch. Check your word counts. Are you blasting into space or are you still circling the planet? Guess what? You’re fine. No really, YOU ARE FINE. You’re doing what you can. You’ve written more this month than you did last month. It’s all a matter of perspective. Now here’s the deal: it’s time [...]
Falling Behind
16/11/2006
I’m 12000 words behind. I have good reasons. My monitor died which made it impossible to use the Dragon software effectively. I spent five days in Fargo. Got sick. I just returned home. Still sick. A windstorm took out our power for ten hours. I hate the book I’m writing. My hair looks bad. Must toss old writing [...]
Two-Word Comeback
07/11/2006
I often use two-word comebacks against the nasty commentary that my Inner Critic hurls at me. If I say more than two words, I’m validating the comment with too much attention. Better to just slap it away. IC: You can’t write. ME: Big Deal. IC: You need an outline. ME: So What. IC: This book idea sucks. ME: Who Cares? Those are [...]
Plot?
03/11/2006
I’m writing with a great concept and little else. When I started, I felt completely lost. You’re an idiot, said my Inner Critic. Structure a decent outline. Write from your plot points. Like you did last year. Did my book sell last year? No. Did the agents and publishers swoon over my pitch? No. So why [...]
Two Days
30/10/2006
Good morning. Are you prepared to write? I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed but that’s nothing new. The plan today is to ready the battle field by clearing my desk. That’ll take about five hours. My tendonitis is already kicking in so I’ll prep the Dragon Voice Active software as well. Last year i had to do [...]
