Posted in Creativity, Writing on Jul 1st, 2008
Writing a story is like flying a hot-air balloon: getting off the ground is a lot of work, but once you’re off it can be really cool and exhilarating. The ride is a lot of fun and you get to see some cool things from a different perspective. But —like writing stories — landing is [...]
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Posted in Budgeting, Creativity, Traveling on Jun 24th, 2008
I love to travel and I love to take pictures. To me, the two are closely related. When I travel, taking a lot of pictures is how I capture those moments and take them home with me (I also just plain enjoy the act of taking them, which helps). It’s also how I share my [...]
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Posted in Blogging, Creativity, Tips, Writing on Jun 19th, 2008
This is a duality that I struggle with a lot. Am I a writer? A blogger? Both? So today I’m taking a look at three ways that have helped me (and will hopefully help you) balance the act of writing fiction and blogging. I write for this blog and I also write fiction. I’d like [...]
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Posted in Blogging, Creativity, Tips, Writing on Jun 18th, 2008
I mentioned last week that I tried reading Getting Things Done, the productivity book that is so popular, but didn’t have time to get through it. There was quite a bit of response around that post so I wanted to share what I took away from the 30 or so pages I did read. Those [...]
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