Tag: Writing

  • uggghhhh

    Well, now that I’ve finished hyperventilating, I have to do adult, and make appropriate business decisions. Keep to a writing schedule. Stick to publishing goals. Investigate marketing options. Expend EFFORT to learn how to market efficiently. Be sociable. Network. Grooooooooooooossssssssssss!!!!!!!! Why did I think publishing would be a good idea? … Probably because I like…

  • IWSG September 2024

    – Since it’s back to school time, let’s talk English class. What’s a writing rule you learned in school that messed you up as a writer? Confession time: I was in Advanced Placement English for my Junior and Senior years of high school, across 2 different schools. I had to “test-in” for my Senior year…

  • IWSG August 2024

    August 7 question – Do you use AI in your writing and if so how? Do you use it for your posts? Incorporate it into your stories? Use it for research? Audio? GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!! I just thought we’d establish where I am, exactly, on the whole AI and creative work-thing, right up front.…

  • When Inspiration FINALLY Strikes…

    I never know when the brain is finally going to kick back into gear. It’s one of the joys of long term mental health issues–when the brain decides “I’m on sabbatical,” there’s pretty much not a damn thing I can do about it. I can take my meds regular. I can review and tweak my…

  • IWSG July 2024

    I can’t really expound much on this month’s topic, being one’s favorite word-processor thingy. I haven’t had money to really explore anything beyond Linux Office Writer, which is essentially a clone of Word, with just enough differences that it avoids patent infringement. So. I guess we’ll pull another insecurity out of the hat. Networking. Some…

  • 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!!!!!!! ……