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With the shift to so many digital things, it seems the “e-” prefix can be attached to anything:<\/p>\nWith the shift to so many digital things, it seems the “e-” prefix can be attached to anything:<\/p>\n
e-book, e-commerce, e-trading, e-business, e-signature, e-etc.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
As 2014 approaches, I propose a new e-thing:<\/p>\n
e-hermitage!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
E-Hermitage<\/strong><\/h3>\n
I’ve written about my experiences taking a 101-day social media break<\/a>. I even followed up with additional thoughts after returning<\/a>.<\/p>\n
I reread those two blog entries and realized that I’ve been quite e-interrupted<\/em> since that break (and other breaks I’ve taken from social media — mostly around election seasons).<\/p>\n
After coming back, while still making progress on the novel, I started focusing on blogging and other things people say matters if one is going to write. I lost the focus I had during the breaks from social media, and…I decided to write a novella<\/a> instead. I started a podcast<\/a>. I started blogging at my main site<\/a> again. (This is actually cross posted from there.)<\/p>\n
It’s time for another e-hermitage: a break from being so connected. Maybe the numbers of the podcast will drop without reminding people on Facebook that a new show is online. Maybe my blog numbers will plummet without reminding people on social media what I’m up to.<\/p>\n
I’m okay with that. For me, an e-hermitage is finding Walden in an e-connected world and focusing on what matters most to me: fiction!<\/p>\n
The Book<\/strong><\/h3>\n
A Magic Life<\/em><\/a> is the best thing I’ve written. It’s surpassed Old Man<\/em><\/a>, now, as my favorite story…and it’s not even complete. I guess it’s probably half complete, and it needs to be fully<\/em> complete in 2014.<\/p>\n
That means stepping back from interruption and keeping the story in my head almost exclusively — rolling scenes around over and over to see the best way they should be presented. I know the advice says I must<\/em> be available online, and that Twitter, Facebook, and other networks are every bit as important as what we write.<\/p>\n
I don’t believe that, though. And I’m not so sure people who care about books on deeper levels than just, “This person has a big following that will buy whatever they churn out!” believe that, either.<\/p>\n
So it’s time to wander into the e-woods and build my e-cabin and come out when I’m done with a new book.<\/p>\n
I hope people understand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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