How Not To Write

I have a very bad habit of talking myself out of doing projects once I’ve started blabbing about them. It’s even worse if I show someone the work before it’s done. Once I put the manuscript in someone else’s hands, I might as well just delete the files and close up shop.
Neil Gaiman [...]

A few days ago, we had to wait for my four year-old to finish work on a painting before we could leave. He is a very intense painter, though his technique is a little rough.
First, he licks the black lacquer finish of the piano and then etches his drawings into the spit with quick [...]

I came across this article through Lifehacker. It’s another one of those get more sleep and more exercise type of things. You know, stuff that we all know we should do but never seem to find the time? While reading this article, do as I did and blank out the word “geek”. [...]

Looking at my own track record (and I mean the kind one gets doing laps without completing anything), I should have more than just two miserable books behind me. But, I seem to spend too much time not writing or writing about not writing.
Here a quote from E.M. Forster (Chapter 22 - Howard’s End):
She [...]

I wonder how effective these five habits are in improving writing performance:

Get Rest
Make a Plan
Eat Light and Healthy
Exercise
Take Breaks and Mix Up Your Environment

I like the idea of course. I mean it sounds logical and everything, but it doesn’t exactly sound like fun. For example, getting rest means sleeping. Sleeping means that [...]