Posts in which I discuss things I’ve learned or need to learn about any of many topics.
So… I mentioned canceling Office 365 and uninstalling? Turns out it wasn’t as easy as that. I still use OneNote, so I reinstalled it after uninstalling Office 365. OneNote is supposed to be a freebie these days, although who knows for how long, but right off it started giving me little error-like messages about my … Continue reading Office 365 issues, OneNote, and my local notebooks
I decided a couple of days ago that I really need to stop visiting forums. Forums— Interfere with my ability to concentrate (an active thread is an open loop, and since I’m curious by nature, I react to busy threads a little like an addict) Frustrate me (ignoring unpleasant and dogmatic people is always easier … Continue reading No more forums for me
I can’t even number the number of stories I’ve read in the last two months since I published my last book. Most of those have been fan fiction stories, I’ll say, and I tried to stick with longer stories, although I did read a lot of short stories too. :) I like all lengths, but … Continue reading I’ve been binge reading and I’ve discovered something in Calibre that might help my writing
Mind the Time says I’ve spent 1 hour and 15 minutes active on this site today. That time is all related to my last post (except for about 3 minutes for this one). It’s something I’m going to have to think about. Especially considering that it’s actually been about 3 hours and 25 minutes since … Continue reading And a post with no title
I want to make a success of my 500 words a day minimum. So it’s time for some triage.
It’s been seven days since I started requiring myself to write 500 words of fiction every day. I call it my daily minimum word count. I’m deliberately choosing not to call this daily minimum a goal, because I am expecting more of myself long-term—I’m just not requiring it. 500 words is a number that seems … Continue reading The benefits of writing 500 words a day
Yesterday I somehow made it until nearly 1:00 a.m. without writing. But I was determined not to break my 500 words a day streak so I finally overcame the resistance to getting started and sat down and wrote. Instead of 500 words, I ended up with 1,004. Considering I didn’t use a timer and honestly … Continue reading A small win last night that bodes well
What can I do tomorrow to make sure I write early? What’s the path of least resistance? This was last night’s musings, something I wrote here just to remind myself of what I wanted to do today: start writing early. It didn’t happen. It’s 3:01—approaching late afternoon—and my word count is 0. :-0 I should … Continue reading The path of least resistance
So I ran across mention of WordPress 5.0 and the new editor that’s going to be in it and I was immediately overcome by visions of fear and loathing for something that was sure to ruin a good thing. :-0 Then I followed up on it, downloaded the add-in that’s available (Gutenberg) to give it … Continue reading Thoughts on WordPress’s new Gutenberg editor
Today I’m starting work on my book much later than I planned. Mostly because I’ve spent too much of the day thinking about a decision I made a couple days ago and trying to decide if it’s the right one. I’ve finally decided it is. Tuesday, I decided to lower my minimum word count for … Continue reading Focus on action and small wins; a new daily minimum