If what is distracting you from writing can’t be changed, or at least it seems that way for now, find a way to use the distraction(s) to help your writing. For instance, I’m staring out my window trying to think of what to write in my blog (which is distracting me from my book at [...]

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         The next few weeks we will be talking about distractions. What distracts you from your writing?          I have several ideas for points I want to make or ideas I want to explore, but I’ve been too distracted. Really. I want to explore and discover if the things [...]

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F or most of my brainstorming, outlining, plotting, dreaming, etc I like the old-fashioned feel of pen and paper. I don’t get real fancy when it comes to the computer—just Microsoft Word for drafting and editing. I might not be very high-tech with my writing, but I do know a few helpful tricks:   1.      [...]

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