But addicting… check out these websites to help you understand the background (and remind yourself of things):
http://www.lostlinks.net/lost&found.htm
http://forums.go.com/abc/oceanic/forum?start=0&forumID=27&byThread=true
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Mar 16, 2006, 11:29AM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments
1. Open your heart to your message and let the words flow. Sometimes it will be crappy. Let it be crappy. That’s what revision is for.
2. Be prepared for objections… from family, from friends. If you are dedicating yourself to something outside the “norm,” it shakes up others’ perceptions.
3. Revise. Edit. Rewrite. Then do it again.
4. Reward yourself. I used stickers (very grade school, but effective). When I wrote however many pages that day, I received a sticker on my calendar.
5. After you’re done, share it. Be prepared to get railed! We all think we are authors. We all think our message is important. But others don’t get that. ;-)
6. Be open to criticism. Embrace differences. But know when you need to listen to your goals. Pick and choose.
7. Get involved with writers’ groups, workshops, meetings, etc. Treat it like a job. Meet people. People know people, people know the pitfalls, people have advice. They also know how lonely writing can be and have great cocktail recipes.
Mar 16, 2006, 11:27AM PST | 2 cheers | 0 comments
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