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Love of the Work

My partner has often stated that I love my work more than I love her. I am embarrassed to admit this, but she’s right.
Let me explain:
To me, my work is not just something I do. I don’t just do it to pay the bills - though it does. It is part of who I am, [...]

True Productivity Leaves Less Time for Talk

Last April I mentioned that I wanted to spend more time writing fiction. Since then, I’ve spent almost every day working on my novel. I’m now at over 10,000 words into it, which makes me proud. It’s not novel length yet, but it’s my longest work of fiction so far.
Ever since this started, though, I [...]

The Road to Done is Paved with Good Distractions

I’m going to work on my fiction.
That sentence summarizes one of my major writing-related goals this year. The goals, if you want to get into details, are to publish (not just write) 3 short stories and participate in this year’s NaNoWriMo, or at least just spend a month or two writing the first draft of [...]