Posts tagged 'Procrastination'

Unplugging vs Procrastinating

By pam

March 11, 2011

The writer’s life in 2011 requires a web presence – most of us accept that as a given. But, I’ve written before of the Dreaded Web-sucker (left). Perhaps you remember Jonathan Franzen’s writing space and requirement of writing on a computer sans web hook up? If you’ve forgotten, see Jeffrey Ricker’s blog post. When I am [...]

OTHER TAGS: blog, blogging, internet, Jeffrey Ricker, log off, procrastinating, unplug, Victoria Mixon, web browsing, writing | Comments: 21 Comments

The Agony of An Untold Story

By pam

February 4, 2011

Yesterday I wrote about one of my favorite authors, Marilynne Robinson. Today I bring you one of my favorite quotes from Maya Angelou: “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” Have you known the pain of an untold story? Let it out — you and the world will be better [...]

OTHER TAGS: brainstorm, list, Maya Angelou, persevering in writing, story, untold stories, writing | Comments: Add a comment

The Web-sucker: Or, what keeps you from your writing?

By pam

January 27, 2011

I was the gray-haired lady in two creative writing classes last year, taught by the marvelous author, Larry Watson. Times have changed, most noticeably in classroom distractions. I watched kids texting during class, surfing the web, most noticeably, chatting on Facebook and I judged, scoffed and felt a bit superior with my old-fashioned pen and [...]

OTHER TAGS: Facebook, Larry Watson, Linkedin, Quora, SheWrites, Social media, Twitter, Unplugging, Web-sucker, writing | Comments: 2 Comments