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How To Rid Thyself of Writer’s Block

I didn't want to write. In fact, the mere thought of writing caused my brain to become violent in its objections. An iron wall was slammed across the realm of creativity, and I stared at it, perplexed. As I clearly am now an expert on the matter *cough* I thought I'd better share my discoveries… Continue reading How To Rid Thyself of Writer’s Block

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(Possibly) Productive Hints and Tips

Writing is a fluid thing; what may suit you one day may aggravate you the next, but this is what I've found, on the whole, to be a Useful Way to organise and write my various projects:Distraction FreeAs I compose this blog post I am using the 'Distraction Free Writing' option. I do the same… Continue reading (Possibly) Productive Hints and Tips

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Patience, Young Grasshopper

    I was impatient -  I wanted to finish The Many Trials; to get it done. Over with. Complete. Move on to something else. And it seemed such a chore to do so. I'm sure that you can see the error in my thinking - I didn't though, and it took me awhile untill it 'clicked'.… Continue reading Patience, Young Grasshopper

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Snapshots of a Future Novel

Often I do little planning for a writing project; I set out what needs to happen and then simply plop myself down and write. I've never really gotten very far with giving detailed background to characters - the background comes as they are written; as they take a personality. But, with the help of OneNote,… Continue reading Snapshots of a Future Novel