Entries from May 2009

May. 29, 2009

Things I Love: The AlphaSmart Neo

The best computer for writers isn’t a computer at all.

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May. 27, 2009

Writing in the Age of Distraction

Cory Doctorow on getting your work done without quitting the internet cold-turkey.

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May. 26, 2009

When Every Writer Is a Publisher

Seth Godin: today everyone is a writer, and every writer can publish on the web. What’s needed now is a publisher, newly redefined as someone who helps us publish profitably.

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May. 26, 2009

Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow: Why Writers Get Stuck

Writers get stuck for a reason: the mind is working on a problem.

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May. 22, 2009

A Quote for the Holiday Weekend

“It is a very good plan every now and then to go away and have a little relaxation.… When you come back to the work your judgment will be surer, since to remain constantly at work will cause you to lose the power of judgment.” — Leonardo da Vinci

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May. 22, 2009

The Way We Write Now: Novelists and Their Blogs

Why I reluctantly started blogging, after years of resisting. (This is the first post I ever wrote for this blog.)

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