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Writing Rush | Men With Pens

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Of course, if you only write with a grade school vocabulary, then what does that say about your audience? so that I can capture ideas when away from pen and paper (or keyboard and screen). Of course, then I became paranoid I’d actually record over the interview and there it sits, brand new and unused beyond its intended purpose.

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Writer's Block - and One Trick to Beat It |

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…unless of course the serendipity stork doesn’t drop a bundle of joy on my brain and instead I get a pile of bird poop. I maximize those as much as I can, and when they strike, I get myself to a keyboard. I think it’s a good idea to step away from the keyboard and take a break. Just remembering who I was.

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Sleep your way to the top | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Of course being well rested is one of the things that enables me to do that. It’s a great feeling to be able to sit down at the keyboard, fully confident in your ability, clean of any doubt or future-worry and, is especially great when the recommended 8.25 Nobody asked you what you actually got done. hours of sleep is achieved.

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Why You Don't Need to Mimic Someone Else's Fame | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

It’s fun, but it’s not like I sit at my keyboard, occasionally throwing my arms into the air and squealing, “Wheeeeeee! Of course, it is sort of like that, but that’s Tourette’s, not glee. Interviewed By Stand Up Comedian Jordan Cooper Reply Mke T Nelson ( @MikeTNelson ) January 22, 2010 at 2:03 pm Great article of course Josh!

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The benefits of reading aloud | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Now, when I say ‘don’t write’, I don’t mean you should take a break or get away from the keyboard for a day. By the way, sub-vocalization is a handy little process to keep in mind when you’ve spent money to take a course or buy an info-product. They might even tell their friends about it. Extra reader win.

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Creative Mind Cleaning | Men With Pens

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It would be much easier to keyboard it but I know it wouldn’t have the same effect as writing it by hand. I do feel much more comfortable with a keyboard than hand though. But after that, the defrag or spring cleaning of course. But, of course, you’re 100% right. I get hand cramps! Why I want a man cave.

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How to Improve Your Writing | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

This is where bloggers get a head start: if you have a blog, you have a good reason to put fingers to keyboard on a regular basis. Of course, many writing lessons apply across multiple genres. Of course, the inverse is also true: “What the… this is fucking horrible. Who wro-… Oh. This makes no sense at all.

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