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Wordcount-Binging and the Quest for Flow

November 14, 2015Laila Blake Leave a Comment

It is a truth almost universally acknowledged in writer circles anymore – see what I did there? – that bringing as many words as possible onto the page in each sitting is the key to writerly success. Espoused everywhere you… Continue Reading →

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Be the Best Writer’s Block Buster – 6 Foolproof Strategies to Keep Writing

November 14, 2014Laila Blake Leave a Comment

Visions of drill-sergeants march through my head and I laugh at them. What do they know about writing? Well, okay, sometimes you just have to push. There is a place for brute force in writing, but why go there when… Continue Reading →

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Learning to Write for an Audience

August 7, 2014Laila Blake Leave a Comment

When you go through a difficult time in your life, you start to shed pride in pieces, in flakes like dandruff from your hair. Everybody starts to crack at a different point: maybe you begin to leave the house with… Continue Reading →

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Word-Counting and my Quest for Better Accountability Trackers

March 2, 2014Laila Blake 1 Comment

Productivity is a strange thing, especially for me. I have a way of not believing myself that I was productive pretty much the moment I finished something. Writing has this wonderful and practical way of showing me exactly how productive… Continue Reading →

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My Writing Process

February 25, 2014Laila Blake 3 Comments

It feels like I see this meme around everywhere right now and trying to find three people who haven’t done it yet and aren’t yet invited was actually a challenge. I myself was invited by my friend Chele Cooke who… Continue Reading →

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The inspiration myth and the limits to writing anyway

February 10, 2014Laila Blake 4 Comments

It’s been a while since I’ve believed I needed inspiration to write or muse or that sudden urge that drives you into crazy writing highs. I’ve had those, usually because I kept working and some days it’s a bit of… Continue Reading →

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A Needlessly Hyperbolic Set of Gifs about Writing Epiphanies

May 9, 2013Laila Blake 2 Comments

Most of the time, even with careful planning, writing is a journey into the unknown. There is always something you don’t know from the get go, simply because it doesn’t yet occur to you that this is something you might… Continue Reading →

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