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I don’t hate Twitter. I don’t think it’s stupid. In fact, I am in awe of my Twitter friends who use it well and get real satisfaction from those 140 characters. Truly, I do. It just doesn’t fit in my new K.I.S.S. Social Media Plan. As I’ve recently read books such as The Fear of …
I’m typing this post in a Word document (opened to fill half the screen), while in the background my Firefox browser has not one, not two, but fifteen tabs calling to be opened, tugging at my attention like a two year old hanging on my leg: Gmail Goodreads A Sear Portrait coupon I’d clicked on …
“I am planning to get so much writing done today. But first…” Be sure to go to Writer Unboxed for a wonderful new comic by Debbie Ohi (Inkygirl): A Cautionary Comic for Writers. Think of it as The Shallows: Part IV Other posts in The Shallows book review series: The Shallows, Part I: My Return …
How do writers manage the tempting distractions and pervasive multitasking of 21st century life? Below are some more of the ideas you shared in comments to a previous post here. Please continue the conversation by sharing what has worked for you, and be sure to visit the commenters’ blogs and websites when you have a …
“I wasted time by reading emails whenever they came into my inbox. I noticed that once I had started reading the name of the sender, I read the first line of the text. Once I mastered that, I continued reading the entire message, and once I got to that point, I felt compelled to respond …