This post is an entry in the What I Learned From . . . group writing project at Middle Zone Musings.
Forgive me for babbling on and on about the benefits of National Novel Writing Month, but when I saw this group writing project announced on Middle Zone Musings, the first thing I thought of was [...]
Is this you? Slumped back in your computer chair, your to-do list carefully placed just out of sight, your eyes drifting in an out of focus. Even the methods of procrastinating are getting boring. You barely have the energy to scroll the mouse. This isn’t writer’s block, this is a funk, [...]
This was the view out my back door from 7:00 this morning to 7:05.
I was working on the computer when I saw a strange glow out of the corner of my eye. It was the sunrise reflecting off the buildings to the west. That’s interesting, I thought to myself, and got up to [...]
The creative life can be lonely. Many artists, writers, and other creative types spend long hours locked away in a workshop, staring at a computer monitor, or pursuing other solitary tasks. For those who work alone at home, it’s easy to go a few days without having a substantial creative conversation with anyone [...]
As with most cliches, hearing “why don’t you try thinking out of the box” used as legitimate advice makes me wonder if I’m trapped in some Office Space nightmare. No doubt, this was an incredibly original thing to say the first time. But I wonder if it was good advice even then.
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