Writing

Give Yourself One Hour A Day…Or, At Least, 60 Minutes

June 14, 2009

Last month, Todd and I ran across this article (via Consumerist) about how Charlie Munger, the Vice-Chairman of Warren Buffett’s investment company Berkshire Hathaway, used to set aside one hour each day to work on personal side-projects for himself. I like this idea for a couple of reasons: One hour is about all the time [...]

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Remember to make a note not to forget

May 13, 2009

First Note in the New Notebook: What you write must exist in two places or it doesn’t really exist (which must also be the reason we have doppelgangers). A few weeks ago, I was talking to Amy about my recent layoff scare, and how it scared me enough to consider doing something drastic, like trying [...]

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Shift

May 12, 2009

I had a little bit of a layoff scare a few weeks ago, but I survived…for now. About a month ago, my part-time job disappeared, so the idea of losing my “real” job (the one with the bigger paycheck and the great health insurance) had me a little freaked out. Not only would we not [...]

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Not Swallowed In The Sea

August 24, 2008

For my three readers that stop by on a quasi-semi-regular basis, you’re probably stunned to see a new post here. It’s nice to be surprised every once in a while, isn’t it? The thing is that writing has been on my mind lately, and I’ve been pondering and cobbling together bits of a story that [...]

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Lovin’ The Lo-Tech Neo

July 9, 2007

I’m writing this on a piece of lofi technology called Neo made by Alphasmart. It’s just a simple word processor…and nothing else. It doesn’t have any games, or Internet capability, or even a great screen. That is, it’s missing everything that could distract me from getting down to the business of writing. I’ve only been [...]

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NaNoWriMo 2006 Registration

October 2, 2006

National Novel Writing Month is next month, but registration is now open, so sign up if you feel inclined. If you’re not familiar with NaNoWriMo, the idea is that you write a 50,000-word (or longer) novel between November 1 and November 30. I failed terribly at it last year. Actually, I guess I did a [...]

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NaNoWriMo: Day One

November 1, 2005

Well, I spent a lot of tonight thinking about where I should start, and I think I’ve settled on something. The biggest problem I have to overcome with this project is that I tend to edit as I go, and it’s really dragging down the pace at which I can produce anything “usable”. I have [...]

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November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)

October 29, 2005

I barely manage to read a book over the course of a month, so I don’t know what makes me think I can write one in 30 days. I’m going to give it a shot though because my old partner in crime has put out the call, and I can’t say no. National Novel Writing [...]

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Bird by Bird

May 10, 2005

I just finished reading Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott. Her insights and reflections on the highs and lows of the writing life are inspiring…or a kick in the crotch, if you thought it was going to be “that easy”. I decided to check it out after reading this [...]

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Much Ado About Noting

December 9, 2004

Todd was in town last week. Among the bounty of booty he brought back for us from Japan was a plain pocket-size travel moleskine notebook (for me). It’s been sitting here for over a week now, and I still have no idea what to do with it. It’s a great little notebook, and being a [...]

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