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Day 132 – Outline or Just Write? Why Co-Dependency is Working For Me

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Graham Strong

Decided today to throw in the towel with the whole outlining thing. I’m getting nowhere but hemmed in. It’s just not working for me. At least, not in its current form. (Maybe I’m a feckless fool after all…!) Okay, I’m … Continue reading →

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Day 129 – “Writers are Feckless Fools”

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Graham Strong

Just read this on Rex Pickett’s blog (author of Sideways), and had to share it with you: “[Writers are] mostly otiose, feckless fools, dreaming of riches while staring at our blank screens.” http://rexpickett.com/post/2729560894/my-friend-shiri I must admit (proudly) that I don’t … Continue reading →

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Day 127 – Chalk Outlines

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Graham Strong

Outlining is painful… I feel like I want to run away as fast as possible, but somehow I’m chained to a bench or something, forced to sit still. You ever feel like that, you want to be somewhere else — … Continue reading →

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Day 126 – Can’t Touch This

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Graham Strong

I have been busy with Life lately, but that might be an excuse for the fact that I haven’t gotten much progress so far on my outline. The true reason is becoming clear: I’m avoiding it. Why? I’m not sure. … Continue reading →

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Day 119 – Finished Writing on First Draft!

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Graham Strong

I hit a milestone yesterday that I didn’t quite realize until today: I finished writing the first draft! Let me explain… You see, with about eight minutes or so left in the writing session yesterday, I just stopped. I’d finished … Continue reading →

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Day 29 – The Winds of Change

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Graham Strong

A great day writing today, though I did already have a scene in mind. It’s not quite finished yet, but it is close — definitely tomorrow. I think it’s a keeper too, in some form… Continue reading →

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