The Juggling Writer

  • About
  • E-Books
  • Newsletter
  • Best Of
  • Contact
  • Credits
  • Evernote for Writers
my banner
You are here: Home / 2010 / Archives for November 2010

Archives for November 2010

Monday Motivation: Teetering on the Edge

November 29, 2010 by Christopher Gronlund Leave a Comment

In Kurt Vonnegut’s Player Piano, a character named Ed Finnerty expresses reservations about seeing a psychiatrist, saying: “He’d pull me back into the center, and I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can’t see from the […]

Filed Under: Inspiration, Monday Motivation Tagged With: Inspiration

How to Write Like a Small Business

November 26, 2010 by Christopher Gronlund Leave a Comment

Tomorrow is Small Business Saturday. While people lined up [in some cases, last night] for Black Friday deals at large chain retailers, there’s a movement planning to shop locally tomorrow. It’s not about getting the best deals on mass produced electronics; it’s about supporting the people who actually live in your neighborhood. I Understand Being […]

Filed Under: Inspiration, Miscellaneous Tagged With: Inspiration

When Getting Published Was Hard

November 24, 2010 by Christopher Gronlund 2 Comments

With the rise of self publishing, I’ve heard many people over the years say, “When it was harder to get published, it weeded people out.” True, writers have more options than ever to get their work out there, but I still wouldn’t say it’s easy. I think what people mean is when it was harder […]

Filed Under: Inspiration, Miscellaneous

Monday Motivation: Do Your Own Thing

November 22, 2010 by Christopher Gronlund 4 Comments

I have a couple empty Moleskine notebooks tucked away in my desk drawer. Within reach, though, I have an almost full Mead notebook. (And several small Mead notebooks scattered about–even in my car.) *          *          * I have a good friend who’s an artist. Years ago, when he read that Mark Schultz uses a Windsor […]

Filed Under: Inspiration, Monday Motivation Tagged With: Inspiration

How to Back Up Your Writing

November 19, 2010 by Christopher Gronlund 6 Comments

I turned on my computer last weekend and nothing happened. I had a moment of panic: “My writing!!!” Fortunately, I back my writing up. The worst part of last weekend was reinstalling Windows 7 and reinstalling all my programs. It would have been a terrible weekend and week if I didn’t keep back ups. Here […]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous, Writing Tips

Building A Solid Writing Foundation

November 12, 2010 by Christopher Gronlund 4 Comments

I’ve picked up books that floored me with the writing. I appreciated the way the authors put words together — going as far as wondering what it must be like to have a mind that can write such beautiful prose. Many times, though, about 40-50 pages in I stopped and thought: “Okay, this is nice […]

Filed Under: Inspiration, Miscellaneous Tagged With: Inspiration

5 Ways To Get Out of a Creative Funk

November 10, 2010 by Christopher Gronlund Leave a Comment

On Monday, I wrote about a couple artists discussing their self doubts. Sometimes that self doubt can turn into something really bad: a full blown funk — even depression. I think almost everybody who sets out to do something creative experiences it at some point. At times, especially in the middle of a funk, it […]

Filed Under: Inspiration, Miscellaneous Tagged With: Inspiration

Monday Motivation: What To Do When You Hit a Wall

November 8, 2010 by Christopher Gronlund 14 Comments

There’s nothing worse than hitting a wall when things have been going well with your writing. One day the words flow, and then BOOM! your nose is flat, you’re on your butt, and you’re looking up at a challenge that seems impossible. Maybe you came flying out of the starting blocks for NaNoWriMo and hitting […]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous, Monday Motivation Tagged With: Inspiration

The Power of Healthy Arrogance

November 5, 2010 by Christopher Gronlund 5 Comments

While I hear people talk about how so many people feel entitled to things, I bump into so many people who don’t feel entitled to things. I know many talented people who feel like they aren’t worthy of success, even if they leave the competition behind. They say things like, “That other guy deserved it […]

Filed Under: Writing Tips Tagged With: Writing Tips

Monday Motivation: How To Write Descriptive Passages

November 1, 2010 by Christopher Gronlund Leave a Comment

There’s a Charles Dickens book — I can’t remember which one, maybe Hard Times or Tale of Two Cities — in which he describes a table. Maybe I wasn’t into the book at the time, or maybe my memory is failing, but it was a very tedious description of a table that made me think, […]

Filed Under: Monday Motivation, Writing Tips

Subscribe to the E-mail Feed

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Sign Up for the Newsletter

E-Books for Sale

The Hell Comes With Wood Paneled Doors Podcast

Follow Me On

Recent Posts

  • Process Series
  • Ninth Annual Writing Retreat
  • Some Additional Thoughts about AI
  • AI Writing
  • The End of Silence (2022)

Recent Comments

  • Ninth Annual Writing Retreat on Eighth Annual Writing Retreat
  • Christopher Gronlund on AI Writing
  • Christopher Gronlund on AI Writing
  • Paul Lamb on AI Writing
  • Lisa Eckstein on AI Writing

Archives

  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • November 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • September 2015
  • August 2015
  • July 2015
  • June 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • November 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014
  • April 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014
  • December 2013
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • August 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
  • January 2013
  • December 2012
  • November 2012
  • October 2012
  • September 2012
  • August 2012
  • July 2012
  • June 2012
  • May 2012
  • April 2012
  • March 2012
  • February 2012
  • January 2012
  • December 2011
  • November 2011
  • October 2011
  • September 2011
  • August 2011
  • July 2011
  • June 2011
  • May 2011
  • April 2011
  • March 2011
  • February 2011
  • January 2011
  • December 2010
  • November 2010
  • October 2010
  • September 2010
  • August 2010
  • July 2010
  • June 2010
  • May 2010
  • April 2010
  • March 2010
  • February 2010
  • January 2010
  • December 2009
  • November 2009
  • October 2009
  • September 2009

Copyright © 2023 · eleven40 Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in