In which we muse on how hard it is to write something with all the distractions the modern world has to offer
Published at 7:39 am on January 25th, 2010
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There’s one big problem with computers and pervasive connectivity. The problem is: it’s all at your fingertips. Which means, when you sit down to do some work, it’s all too easy to realise that there are other things you’d rather be doing; and there are a lot that can be done there and then.
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Keyword noise: blogging, distraction, editing, writing.
In which we wonder if an editor might help
Published at 5:10 pm on July 13th, 2007
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Mike Troubled Diva recently posted a set of lecture notes on: going from blog to book. It’s an interesting read, and touches on one element that I, struggling to come up with something to put down on screen, have been thinking about a lot lately. If you’re a blogger, you don’t have anyone to restrain you, or point you in the right direction.
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Keyword noise: blog-to-book, blogging, editing, J K Rowling, publishing, The Plain People Of The Internet.
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