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When reality bites

January 16, 2010 – 3:06 pm

Two weeks into the new year reality starts to bite. You kicked of with all your resolutions and threw all your energy into your favourite projects. You showed great discipline and focus and things were really clicking along.
But now you get to the point where the admin you have been ignoring, just to get everything [...]

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The start to finishing a novel in 2010

January 3, 2010 – 9:59 pm

My most prominent resolution this year is to write and finish a novel. At the moment I am working on an Afrikaans YA novel with the wonky heavyweight title of: Die geheimenis van die blou lig en die wit hond (The mystery of the blue light and the white dog).
I start this year with what [...]

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Word count or hours expended: What is the best way to keep momentum going in your writing?

June 22, 2009 – 11:22 am

There are two ways to track your writing progress and to gain a sense of momentum. Firstly you can work towards a daily word count. Whatever you decide will be sufficient though 1000 words seem to be a popular target. The second way is to put in the hours. You determine to put in two [...]

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Timed writing to get momentum going

May 27, 2009 – 9:00 am

Today I will be using timed writing to get my momentum on my novel going again.
For the past week I have been concentrating my attention on getting this website up and running. That unfortunately means that my attention was diverted from my freelance work and my writing. I have not written anything for more than [...]

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