The Future of *Insert Subplot Here: Part 2
I took some time; I talked to people. I did some research; I procrastinated on Twitter. And then I let all that percolate until a decision brewed: I need to focus my website on building up an audience.
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My audience/the future of *Insert Subplot Here
“What am I trying to achieve with this? What do I want to be different in the world as a result of me doing this?”
Editing is Boring: Part 2
Hacking the editing process and adding some terror to speed motivation
Editing is boring
prose fresh and clean, unsullied by weakness and weasels. I get that. I like cleaning–well, tidying, but also washing dishes–for that satisfaction of putting everything in order.
And I assumed I’d get the same satisfaction from editing.
That was incorrect.
When Routine Becomes Rut
I made the decision nearly a year ago to treat my fiction like a business: to dedicate a chunk of my routine to it instead of waiting for inspiration to strike. It’s going about as well as you imagine.
Writing is the Deadliest Sport
The history behind *Insert Subplot Here