Studying the Craft
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The Last Day—The Beginning of the Overdue
Today is the last day of the isolation of just over half of our department. It’s the last day I have off that I have to work. Finally. Though I don’t get a full weekend, I’m excited for my work… Continue reading
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Writing Bad Reviews
I’ve always been somewhat of a “pleaser”, it’s a survival instinct really. If you please those around you, you keep the peace, meaning you won’t get abused in any shape or form. And so it’s not particularly a healthy trait.… Continue reading
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Inconvenient Timing
Sometimes, the desire to write, the rush of creativity and ideas, happens when I don’t need it to. Usually during work. I can sit and stare at the screen for hours without any words when I have free time, and… Continue reading
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All you have to do is make stuff up, right?
Some people marvel at the ability of other’s to write, and I didn’t understand that for a while. I have a friend who sometimes can’t wrap his head around writing and how you improve your skills for writing (pertaining to… Continue reading
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Making Time
This week, I want to continue the momentum I’ve been building up, but I also want to try and squeeze some “extracurricular” activities in. I love a lot of things, but I’m not good at many things, and so I… Continue reading
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Success!
Not of the grand kind, just of the weekly targets kind. I went to work, I got writing done, I’m on time with my tasks and I finished reading The Martian. I did it. I did (most) of the things… Continue reading
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On Reading my Own Work
Of course, if you had to read the same thing over and over, you would get sick of it, but sometimes it still surprises me how much I don’t want to edit my work, particularly when I get to the… Continue reading
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Interrupted Writer
I think the fastest I can become irritable is when I get on a writing roll and people decide it’s the perfect time to try and grab my attention. Though I love them, I honestly think it’s one of the… Continue reading
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Rolling that Snowball
Things have been moving a lot more consistently recently, which is great. I still have some worries, but I think I’m really “coming into my own”. I don’t think that quite fits the bill of what I’m experiencing, but it’s… Continue reading
Hopfield is Writing 