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Category Archives: Learning curve

Posts in which I discuss things I’ve learned or need to learn about any of many topics.

Writing breaks kill momentum

Writing breaks kill momentum. And typing skills. Lesson learned!

Posted byLynnNovember 13, 2013June 1, 2019Posted inLearning curve, WritingTags:Writing fiction

Book Design Basics? A Place to Get You Started

Here’s a link about book design.

Posted byLynnMay 26, 2013June 1, 2019Posted inLearning curve, WritingTags:Writing fiction

Showing Up, Drive, and Doing the Work

Great excerpt from the Self Publishing Podcast about drive and doing the work.

Posted byLynnMay 16, 2013June 1, 2019Posted inLearning curve, WritingTags:Writing fiction

The Reaching of an Elusive Goal; Cue Disaster Music

I’ve been trying to reach a writing speed of 1,000 words an hour for a while. I did it. It wasn’t everything I had hoped it would be.

Posted byLynnMay 5, 2013June 1, 2019Posted inLearning curve, WritingTags:Writing fiction

More than 1,000 words an hour? Longed for, reached, hated it

Anxiety doesn’t make for fun writing.

Posted byLynnMay 1, 2013June 1, 2019Posted inLearning curve, WritingTags:Writing fiction4 Comments on More than 1,000 words an hour? Longed for, reached, hated it

You are my Writing Mastermind group

So, Random Person, welcome to my writing mastermind group, whoever you are. :)

Posted byLynnMarch 1, 2013June 1, 2019Posted inLearning curve, WritingTags:Writing fiction

Undoing Mistakes

Mistakes, oh how they shine.

Posted byLynnJanuary 9, 2013June 1, 2019Posted inLearning curveTags:WordPress

Gateway Issues

Internet, I love you! Why do you hate me so?

Posted byLynnAugust 21, 2012June 1, 2019Posted inLearning curve

One Project at a Time Might Be a Bad Idea

One project at a time is going to make me poor.

Posted byLynnJune 24, 2012June 1, 2019Posted inLearning curve

Self Sabotage

Here’s a video I watched recently and found quite inspiring for no other reason than it told me, with a little sass and sparkle, what I already knew. Stop trying to do 2,345 things at once.

Posted byLynnJune 10, 2012June 1, 2019Posted inLearning curve

Disqus for Static Site Commenting

Some of my sites would be so much more fun to run with other people commenting occasionally!

Posted byLynnMay 31, 2012June 1, 2019Posted inLearning curveTags:Disqus, Static sites

Static Site Hell

Sometimes good ideas come back to haunt you.

Posted byLynnMay 31, 2012June 1, 2019Posted inLearning curveTags:WordPress

We Can All Use a Little Help Sometimes

Ah ha. There’s an article in here somewhere.

Posted byLynnMarch 12, 2012June 1, 2019Posted inLearning curve, Miscellaneous

<strike>GEOLOGY UNIVERSE</strike> Oops! Guess not

Stress, fiction, and the ability to choose a unique and creative domain name.

Posted byLynnMarch 11, 2012June 1, 2019Posted inLearning curve, Miscellaneous

CSS Stuff that I Needed to Know but Didn’t

Just a quick link to a great article about a CSS trick I should know about using multiple classes and IDs but didn’t.

Posted byLynnFebruary 5, 2011June 1, 2019Posted inLearning curve, Miscellaneous

Islands and links

I’ve noticed how stingy some sites are about linking out, and I admit I’ve caught myself being that way too sometimes. Does this really make sense?

Posted byLynnSeptember 17, 2008June 1, 2019Posted inLearning curve, Miscellaneous

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My stats

Best one-day word count: 6,606 (5/7/19)

Best monthly word count: 57,249 (4/16)

Longest streak of daily writing: 186 days (8/6/19–2/7/20)

Longest streak of 1,000 words or more a day: 27 days (2/4/13–3/2/13)

Longest streak of 0 words a day: 80 days (2/18/18–5/8/18) (Vacation? Burnout? Boredom?)

I began keeping daily records on August 11, 2012 and haven’t missed a day logging my word counts.

All stats refer to fiction writing.

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