When I'm racing to meet a writing deadline, I feel a sense of exhilaration, momentum, and flow. How can achieve that state on a regular basis so I can make steady progress on my writing?
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posted by incandescentman
on Feb 27, 2013 -
17 answers
Let's leave aside the odds, or what I end up doing with this thing I want to do. I want to think big, very big and plan, schedule and execute against a "project" of writing a novel or a memoir. From a project perspective, I want to end up with say, 350 pages in a realistic but compressed timeframe. You tell me ... how would you get there?
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posted by thinkpiece
on Jul 20, 2012 -
18 answers
My supervisor has pointed out to me that I tend to take language very literally, and it's impeding my performance at my job. Help me rewire my brain!
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posted by anotheraccount
on Jun 21, 2012 -
33 answers
My wife is starting a new blog to kick off the new year, and it's going to be based on an idea that revolves around inspirational quotes, one a week throughout 2012. My daughter and I are in charge of finding the quotes. Care to donate one?
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posted by Bobby Bittman
on Dec 26, 2011 -
29 answers
How to create/preserve a solitary brain-active morning routine when living with a distracting partner.
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posted by taramosalata
on May 12, 2011 -
18 answers
JuliaCameronFilter: Have you done The Artist's Way program multiple times, and if so, what was the cumulative effect?
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posted by enzymatic
on Jan 16, 2011 -
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What is your process for writing, and what tools do you use to help your productivity and creativity?
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posted by philipy
on Jan 14, 2011 -
10 answers
Everybody's doing it (perhaps by many people who shouldn't?). It would be good for my reputation in a number of my fields to maintain a subject-specific blog (photography, coding, food, etc), but nothing ever occurs to me to be especially "bloggable". This might be due to the fact that I'm acutely aware of how many true experts there are on these topics, and I feel I have nothing original to contribute.
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posted by joshwa
on Aug 9, 2010 -
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Organizational Filter: Looking for core Systems/Philosophies and "build-around" tools to radically self-organize my Personal Life & Creative Projects.
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posted by DetonatedManiac
on Jun 14, 2010 -
9 answers
Artists, creative types, and scholars: What are your experiences with parenthood in the arts and academia? Have you been able to find success in your career as a parent?
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posted by theantikitty
on Feb 25, 2010 -
14 answers
With NaNoWriMo looming ever nearer, I would like to hear your best tips, tricks, habits, and techniques for staying chained to the keyboard.
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posted by BitterOldPunk
on Oct 22, 2009 -
26 answers
I can only write well when I'm inspired, and even then it's only at blog-post length. Any time I set out do something larger, my brain shuts down.
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posted by pauldonato
on May 6, 2009 -
43 answers
Would it be seen as (and is it really) exceptionally tasteless to write a fictional novel about a soldiers' experiences in Iraq?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 6, 2009 -
16 answers
I've seen a list of the most popular websites, and another of the most popular blogs, but for these three categories (literature, newspapers, magazines) I've found a list hard to track down. I'd like it ordered in order of popularity, but a top-ten (or top-hundred) would be fine too. Thanks!
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posted by omnigut
on Mar 19, 2009 -
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Can you think of any men who write, or have written, or create in any medium, under a woman's name? (I'm excluding transsexuals, and examples such as men in Shakespearean theatre and Japanese Noh Theatre.) There are plenty of women who have written under men's names, but I can't come up with a single example of the other way round. A true situation, or just my ignorance?
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posted by kestralwing
on Nov 25, 2008 -
43 answers
I feel the need to be creative, but can't figure out what sort of outlet is the best to get my ideas out. How do I figure out what sort of creativity I have?
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posted by reenum
on Sep 17, 2008 -
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A donor has given our non profit $1,000,000 to build a new hospice house building (1/3 the cost of the project). We want to honor him with something different than the usual plaque. Or at least with a plaque that is unique. Something with a key might be appropriate, but would probably be boring. We have to make a presentation to him during an event in a couple of weeks.
Anyone have any creative ideas to honor this generous man?
posted by Jandasmo
on Jul 2, 2008 -
18 answers
I'm looking for book recommendations that deal with (fully or partially) methods writers use to find interesting, fresh subjects and ideas for stories.
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posted by nitsuj
on Mar 2, 2008 -
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I need to recultivate my artsy hobbies, most specifically my writing and drawing. The problem is that I can't seem to initiate anything - I have no new ideas, nothing to work on. I'd also like to grow as a writer, but I'm my own worst critic and stop before I start (fear of failure and whatnot) - I'd like to hone my skills but I'm petrified of, well, sucking.
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posted by Eudaimonia
on Feb 27, 2008 -
22 answers
In the market for a new paper notebook (one for
everything). Help me find what I'm looking for.
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posted by Brittanie
on Jan 7, 2006 -
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Question for all you writers out there: how do you keep from getting distracted? What's your technique to get into the zone, focus, and let the verbiage just flow? Any and all help would be appreciated.
posted by wanderingmind
on Jan 26, 2004 -
30 answers
