Just for you, because I love ya, I've invented a new writing machine. Here's what it does: with a long metal robotic arm, it reaches out, grabs paper and pen, and plops it down in front of you. You can also program it to grab your laptop, tablet, or computer keyboard. There's an optional feature […]
I've not harrassed myself people about this for awhile, so as 2015 starts, it seems a good time. And, there's a hashtag going around on Twitter so its hard to avoid. (Of course now that I've gone to look for it, I can't find it.) And, most importantly, I truly, deeply, madly believe in this […]
Writing is hard mental work, we all know that. But it is hard on your body physically as well. Yeah, right, you say. All I do is sit in a chair at the computer all day. And that is exactly why writing is so hard on you–because it is not good for you to sit […]
(Brief aside: you know how you can remember the difference in spelling between dessert and desert? You want more of dessert, and thus it has two of the letter s in it. My seventh grade teacher, Charles Nakvasil, taught me that. He owned movie theaters after he quit teaching.) Last week I was out of […]
Every night after dinner, I do a little work and then by 8 PM you'll find me cozied up on the couch beneath my favorite quilt, ready to watch the Olympics. The Winter Olympics are my absolute favorite, so I've been in heaven since they started last week. These athletes inspire me. Ski jumpers, […]
I was out of town last week and I didn't do any writing. (Yes, you read blog posts while I was gone. I had them scheduled ahead of time.) I didn't even have my computer with me, which was shocking even to me. I never go anywhere without my computer (except to France, but I […]
My church is currently featuring a series on foundational spiritual practices and as I listened to our minister a couple of Sundays ago, I started thinking (as always) about writing. What, I wondered, would I consider to be foundational writing practices? I pondered and made notes on this for a few days and this blog […]
It's everyone's goal to gain a little weight, right? Well here's the good news: your writing practice can help you with weight gain. It is so effective that it is akin to a magic pill for weight gain! How can you make the magic happen? Below are some top ideas gleaned from many years of […]
Please welcome guest poster Jessica Baverstock to the blog this morning and read her wise words on getting a lot of writing done. by Jessica Baverstock I'm sure just about all of us have witnessed the Tortured Writer Syndrome. Perhaps we've even experienced it personally. The syndrome begins with a bit of writer's block, some […]
The other day I was looking for something on my computer. (I spend a fair amount of time doing this. I probably need to get my files a bit better organized.) And I ran across an old guest post I wrote a few years ago, the title of which was something to the effect of, […]
