Category: Writer
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Inspiration
Some of my best ideas for stories are traced back to dreams or objects. A few years ago, I saw this stationary set in my local post office: My mom squealed that she remembers that children’s book. I really don’t remember what she told me about the story. I assume it’s some tale about children…
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Back to Research
As I’ve prattled on about before, I am trying to get myself set up to self-publish my own work. Every single step of this process creates an anxiety response in me. I’ll get my head wrapped around something, like buying an actual domain name, then loose my mind for a week or so. I’ll read…
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IWSG May 2024
May 1 question – How do you deal with distractions when you are writing? Do they derail you? Well, I suppose I should just show my cards n– SQUIRREL!!!!!!! … I get distracted from a cleaning task by a DIFFERENT CLEANING TASK!!! I’ve actually started downsizing my hobbies a bit because of my easy–SQUIRREL!!!!!!! ……
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Help Me Out…
Can you beta read this for me? Can you edit this manuscript for me for spelling and grammar? Can you help me with the art? In the past, I asked a lot of people these questions, reasoning that one person cannot do everything well, and a second pair of eyes can’t hurt. Sure, they say.…
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Is it worth it?
I noticed there is a lot of talk about doing the creative thing, but only if your ROI is worth it. Why do it, if it takes too much time, too much space, too many resources? Especially if you probably/don’t make money at it. I guess the question about the creative thing is really–does it…
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IWSG March 2024
Ahhh, the AI question. I haven’t used AI. Okay, let me rephrase. I know I have *unintentionally* used AI because spooky-ass shit comes up on my ‘Zon dashboard or my Pinterest or FB or YouTube feed that is directly related to where I’ve been and/or what I’ve been talking about recently, but haven’t plugged into…
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