“Who wants to become a writer? And why? Because it’s the answer to everything. … It’s the streaming reason for living. To note, to pin down, to build up, to create, to be astonished at nothing, to cherish the oddities, to let nothing go down the drain, to make something, to make a great flower… Continue reading Let Nothing Go Down the Drain
Tag: procrastination
Deadlines
I am one of those people who thrive on deadlines, nothing brings on inspiration more readily than desperation.Harry Shearer I should have written this quote. Due to my procrastinating nature deadlines are what drives me. Yesterday I entered a poetry contest, deadline April 30th. I wanted to enter 3 contests but I waited until it… Continue reading Deadlines
Anti-Procrastination Day
You know you are getting old when it takes too much effort to procrastinate. ~Author Unknown I thought about putting off this post until tomorrow but Saturday is my Anti-Procrastination Day. If you’re familiar with the Fly-Lady website she has declared Wednesdays as anti-procrastination day but for me Saturdays work better. I don’t have to… Continue reading Anti-Procrastination Day
Pretending You’re A Writer
“1. A thousand words a day–or two hours of revision–five days a week for the rest of your life”. Carolyn See It’s time to come clean, I love writing craft books I have a lot of them…so many that at least fifty are boxed up in the cellar because I don’t have room in my… Continue reading Pretending You’re A Writer
Writing on Sunday
Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.Joseph Addison Sunday for most writers is a day off…but should it be for writing? I don’t think so have you procrastinated all week on a piece of work? Sunday is the perfect day to take it out and look at it with fresh eyes. Eyes that… Continue reading Writing on Sunday