I don’t know how many blog posts I’ve written about writing. We’ve been running the Inkpunks blog for a long time now, and I try hard not to miss my week to post. I’ve been blogging about writing almost as long as I’ve been writing seriously–and I’ve been writing seriously since 2008. In that time, […]
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A 31st without metrics
While everyone settles down with their top-10 lists and their end of the year wordcount roundups, I’m here to offer you a happy, healthy last day of 2015 without a single data point. This year, I’m not looking over my lists of submissions. I’m not counting rejections or acceptances, not adding up the number of […]
Loans and Mortgages
Personal loans require a higher fixed monthly payment and have to be paid off by the end of the loan term. If you take out a variable rate loan, it typically has a longer repayment period, but it still must be paid off by the end of the term, which means you will have to […]
Listen to the Mustn’ts
A few years ago, I went to the Rainforest Writers Retreat and started a novel. I’d been thinking about the book for a year or so, and I knew Lake Quinault would be the perfect backdrop for writing it. I got up early, drank a lot of coffee, stared out at the lake or sat […]
Guest Post by Josh Vogt: Walk it Off! – Getting Blood Flow to Your Writing Brain
We’ve all been there, staring at a page, thoughts tying themselves in knots as we try to figure out what comes next in the story—or how to even start it in the first place. When it comes to making progress in our writing, we often hear the adage, “Apply butt to chair and just write.†[…]
Back to Basics, Part 6 – The Lopside of Your Brain
This is Part 5 in a series of posts chronicling the journey of one writer from self-defeat and creative paralysis back to a love of writing and productivity, heavily inspired by Ray Bradbury’s excellent Zen in the Art of Writing. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 I […]
Back to Basics, Part 5 – Hidden in the Nouns, Lost in the Lists
This is Part 5 in a series of posts chronicling the journey of one writer from self-defeat and creative paralysis back to a love of writing and productivity, heavily inspired by Ray Bradbury’s excellent Zen in the Art of Writing. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 “I finally figured out […]
Back to Basics, Part 4 – Space Travel, Sideshows, and Gorillas
This is Part 4 in a series of posts chronicling the journey of one writer from self-defeat and creative paralysis back to a love of writing and productivity, heavily inspired by Ray Bradbury’s excellent Zen in the Art of Writing. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 “I went back to collecting Buck Rogers. […]
Back to Basics, Part 3 – Looking to Your Zest, Seeing to Your Gusto
This is Part 3 in a series of posts chronicling the journey of one writer from self-defeat and creative paralysis back to a love of writing and productivity, heavily inspired by Ray Bradbury’s excellent Zen in the Art of Writing. Part 1 | Part 2 “If you are writing without zest, without gusto, without love, […]
Write Like A Stark: guest post by Steve Bein
Our guest post this week is another reminder to keep focused on your writing and keep your chin up. It’s from our friend Steve Bein, whose newest novel, Disciple of the Wind, is due out April 7th. Winter is coming. These are the words of House Stark, and in my opinion they’re pretty good advice for up-and-coming […]
