Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
Reading On Writing feels like I just sat down for a beer with Stephen King and had a conversation about writing. I didn't say much. I just listened as he unloaded his heart, experience, and knowledge right off the page. Of course, he doesn't seem to drink beer anymore, and ...
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
I love words. I love the way that words can shape mental images and sway opinions. Because of this, I can recognize the bias behind what I'm about to tell you. (But I think I'm right anyway.) Writing is the foundation for creative expression.
It doesn't matter what medium you choose, ...
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Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Writing for yourself is a powerful search mechanism: there's no better way to find out who you are and what you know and what you think.
--William Zinsser, On Writing Well
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
I don't mean to brag. But it's true. I'm a fabulous procrastinator. Better than most.
A few weeks ago, I was in a stretch that required 45 pages of writing in about 7 days. Required might not be the best word. I knew each of those due dates at least ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
This is part six of a five(!) part series on capturing everything. Previous entries:
capture everything: buckets
capture everything: tasks
capture everything: ideas
capture everything: out and about
capture everything: the incubator
Jott is a handy little service that lets you call a toll-free number and speak a message. Jott will transcribe and deliver that ...
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
This is part of an ongoing series called Blinders where I explore some of the ways I streamline my computer workflows to minimize distractions.
I have a good chunk of writing to do in the next week. Friday, I was hoping to get a good head start. It was a catastrophe.
This ...
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Sunday, February 24th, 2008
This is last post in a series on capturing everything. Previous entries:
capture everything: buckets
capture everything: tasks
capture everything: ideas
capture everything: out and about
capture everything revisited: jott
In a time of growing self awareness a few years ago, I quietly proclaimed myself to be a content creator. I had awakened to the ...
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Sunday, February 10th, 2008
Posting may slow down a little bit this week here at Creativityist. I will be doing a little bit of traveling. I have a number of entries in process right now, including the next installment in the capture everything series. I'll put finishing touches on them and post them if ...
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Friday, February 8th, 2008
Two elemental fears sabotage my creative process time and again.
The first fear is that my creative expressions won't be received well by others. It would take many blog entries (and hours of therapy) to unravel that fear. That's not what this blog entry is about...I'm afraid no one would want ...
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
More words from Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird:
You are going to have to give and give and give and give, or there's no reason for you to be writing. You have to give from the deepest part of yourself, and you are going to have to go on giving, and ...
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