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  • NaNoWriMo and NaBloPoMo Start Nov 1

    Sunday, November 1st, 2009 Posted in Creativity | 9 Comments »

    Today is the start of both NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month). The goal of NaNoWriMo is to write a 50,000 word novel in one ... Read more..

    Choosing Between Academic and Corporate Life: Did I Make the Wrong Choice?

    Saturday, October 10th, 2009 Posted in Creativity, Podcasts, Technical Writing | 20 Comments »

    [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts/academiccorporate.mp3] Download MP3 Length: 15 min. For the past couple of days I've been in Idaho at a pre-professional writing conference at Brigham Young University – Idaho. The purpose of the writing conference ... Read more..

    “Tell me a story” — Advice from Writers

    Thursday, September 17th, 2009 Posted in Creativity | 1 Comment »

    I listened to a good discussion about writing from a group of Mormon writers on episode 7 of Everything Creative, an LDS sponsored podcast. Some parts of this podcast are ... Read more..

    Write When Inspired, Rest When Tired

    Monday, August 10th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

    I loved this essay on writing. I always hear advice from writers that you must write daily no matter what. Zeldman takes another perspective on this idea, and encourages you ... Read more..

    50 Free Resources That Will Improve Your Writing Skills | Developers Toolbox | Smashing Magazine

    Sunday, June 28th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

    50 Free Resources That Will Improve Your Writing Skills | Developers Toolbox | Smashing Magazine. I appreciate the focus on "writing," but I have to say that these long lists ... Read more..

    Why I Don’t Take Freelance Writing Jobs Anymore

    Thursday, March 19th, 2009 Posted in WordPress | 12 Comments »

    If you're a writer, the most logical side job for the weekends is freelance writing. You know, copyediting for websites or other projects that people have. I've done this in ... Read more..

    Great Books by Writers Who Aren't Dead Yet

    Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

    Great Books by Writers Who Aren't Dead Yet My friend Josh just started this site. He's an English professor at BYU Idaho. It's an online book club involving discussion of excellent ... Read more..

    oDesk Reports “WordPress” Fastest Growing In-Demand Skill in 2008 « WordPress Publisher Blog

    Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

    oDesk Reports “WordPress” Fastest Growing In-Demand Skill in 2008 « WordPress Publisher Blog Writing is second, SEO is fourth, CSS is about tenth. Read more..

    Gryphon Mountain Journals » Blog Archive » How a Teacher Reminded Me Why I’m a Writer

    Monday, November 17th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

    How a Teacher Reminded Me Why I’m a Writer > Gryphon Mountain Journals Read more..

    Writer Profile: John Hewitt, Technical Writer and Poet Warrior – Quiet Rebel Writer

    Friday, November 14th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

    Writer Profile: John Hewitt, Technical Writer and Poet Warrior - Quiet Rebel Writer Read more..