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You have a creative block. So what?

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Eric Zimmerman

I only discovered this Mann’s song project through this video. Jonathan Mann has written a song a day since January 1st, 2009. He’s going to hit his 1,000th song later this year. Below is a link to a kickstart project … Continue reading →

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5 Steps to Survive Being Overwhelmed

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Eric Zimmerman

This has been a pretty overwhelming week. I’ve been preparing two games for the Endgame Minicon tomorrow. Tied up ends on a photo project over the weekend. And there have been some other writing projects that are pretty hush hush … Continue reading →

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5 Steps to Help You Procrastinate

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Eric Zimmerman

I’m very good at procrastination. You might be too. If it were an Olympic sport, I’d definitely try out for the team. Well, maybe tomorrow. It’s often really frustrating, though. Leading up to a deadline, I stress out about what … Continue reading →

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Keeping It Unreal

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Eric Zimmerman

Posting every day was fun, and a good challenge. But the time for that challenge is past. I’d rather spend more time on crafting fiction and less on keeping up with the treadmill of posts. In order to keep the … Continue reading →

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Ebb and Flow

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Eric Zimmerman

Tomorrow is the penultimate power to Mirrored Sands. I’m pretty pleased to have it wrapping up. The first complete short story I’ve written here is a big milestone. It doesn’t feel like it should be. I’ve written short stories before. … Continue reading →

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Getting Ahead to Fall Behind

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Eric Zimmerman

By the end of last weekend I had most of the week of blog posts laid out. I felt pretty good. Finally, I wouldn’t need to cram in some time at night for a post the next morning. And now … Continue reading →

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30 Days

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Eric Zimmerman

This is the end of the road. It’s also the beginning of my journey. I set out at the beginning of the month to post every day for the month, except weekends. I did it. It’s the end of that … Continue reading →

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Finding the Time

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Eric Zimmerman

I’m starting this post on the bus. It’s just after 10 pm and I have an hour commute ahead of me tonight, and another in the morning to be back into work in 11 hours. And here I am, writing. … Continue reading →

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Quantity Over Quality

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Eric Zimmerman

One of the things that’s held me back from writing is the critic telling me what’s not good enough. Sometimes this can paralyze you while writing. Other times it can paralyze you before you even start. There is no magic … Continue reading →

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What’s Your Excuse?

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Eric Zimmerman

The critic is an expert. An inner voice that’s an expert at exploiting your weakness. An expert at making excuses. Are you a bad speller? Can’t think of any ideas? Can’t find the time? Do you doomed to failure? Do … Continue reading →

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