I’ve always been a fan of research. The more research done, the better I feel equipped to make informed choices, be it about how I approach outlining a novel, how I eat, or how I design a workout routine for the next few months. When I first set on writing…
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Rest & Rewards – Give Yourself a Break!
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Whenever I’m coming to the end of a writing project, be it big or small, I give myself a little incentive for finishing. It could be anything from jellybeans to a fun meal out to seeing a movie. I also often take a short rest in-between big projects, or if…
Comments closedOn running, barbed wire, mud, and high voltage
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I’m not a runner. That said, I do run rather regularly. For the past few months, I’ve averaged two runs a week, usually between 4-10 miles. Over the past few years, I’ve done a couple half-marathons, a few 10ks, and a growing number of obstacle course races. Last Saturday, I also…
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I thought it might be fitting to go into a little more detail about my own choices in how I workout and eat to maintain where I’m at and advance some in strength and endurance. After all, as we’ve talked about, we each find our unique paths. Perhaps sharing where…
1 Commentby Jamie Todd Rubin The only time I ever attended Boskone, back in the winter of 2008, I remember my good friend, and mentor, Michael Burstein telling me that I should do a panel on physical fitness for writers. I was in pretty good shape at the time, but I’d…
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Apps! I know plenty of writers who enhance their craft with the help of various apps. I’m one of them. I’ve got apps for cutting myself off social networks when I need to be productive. An app that’s a virtual egg timer to get into a writing groove. Thesaurus apps.…
Comments closedLooks like I’ve been drawn into a chain of blogging madness via Howard Jones, who tagged me in his own blog hopping post. So either I put up a post of my own, answering questions about My Writing Process and send the challenge onward or be forever held prisoner by my…
1 Commentby KC Shaw I first realized how much physical activity helps my writing in 2008, when I participated in the 3-Day Novel Contest. The contest runs every year over Labor Day weekend. Participants write a short novel in three days. By Saturday afternoon I’d written over 10,000 words and my brain felt like mush. I’d…
Comments closedTo Thyself Be True – i.e. YMMV
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“Your mileage may vary.” I’ve heard that phrase used a lot over the past few years as a writer. There are a lot of writing rules, strategies, and techniques talked about at conferences and conventions. A lot of “thou shalts” and “thou shalt nots” on everything from writing prologues to…
Comments closedThe Joy of GenCon – A 2014 Wrap-Up
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I know Dragoncon is coming up and GenCon is so “last weekend” but I had a fantastic time and so wanted to scribe a few memories on the immortal tablet of knowledge that is my blog page, which I’m sure will be dug up by posthuman archaeologists and preserved in…
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