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Saturday, November 8, 2014
Practice Makes Perfect
Or at least, deliberate practice makes you pretty darn close. If you stick to it long enough.
That's the key to life, isn't it? Sticking to things. Making habits. Keeping habits. If you want to become something, do something, you have to stick to it long enough that you can actually accomplish something within it.
I suppose that's what school is supposed to be about. Teaching us daily so that we can learn things through incessant drills and annoying schedules. We grow to dread the stuff so much, we hate growing up and learning that we're going to have to do the same mindless stuff to make a living, too. And to learn things outside of work? More annoying schedules forcing us to do dreaded drills.
But if it gets me to my ultimate goal of becoming a world-renowned writer? I'd do just about anything.
In that vein, I'm designing a schedule for my writing, to improve myself. And I need some honest opinions to help me along. What would you say, from this blog, are my weakest points? What skills would it benefit me to study in repeated drills to become a better writer? What would you say I'm the worst at?
I really need honest opinions here. Criticism would be wonderful. I just want to know where to start on my journey to becoming a better writer!
Writing quote of the day/month/year: “One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.”
― Jack Kerouac, The Dharma Bums
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Yikes! August is Over...
I can't believe August is ending today. Where did the time go?
So, what is everyone else up to? I've cried on your shoulders (a lot) lately, now it's your turn. What projects are you working on? What writing problems have you run into? And, if you're not a writer, what's life doing to you right now?
My personal life has been difficult lately. I'd love to hear about your problems, it'll make my problems sound less difficult.
Anyway, sorry I haven't been around much this month. Writing has been taking a backseat to my personal life. I'm always apologizing for that, but I wanted to get on here and tell you I'M NOT DEAD, I swear. Just hibernating, or licking my wounds, if you like.
Thanks so much for all those who take the time to read this, and holler at me with any news you may have on YOUR problems, I'd love to do an article with some ideas on how to fix 'em.
Writing quote of the day:
"Most things good for writing are bad for life. “May your life be not very good material” is a blessing I offer students." —Lorrie Moore
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