Tag: writing excuses

21 Excuses for Why Your Novel Isn’t Finished Yet

Nov 17, 2010

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by

Steve Parolini

in Meaningless Drivel, The Writer’s Life

Yes, it’s a list-based post. If you prefer something more esoteric, read this post instead. 1. My protagonist has locked himself in his room and won’t come out until I agree to give him a love interest who isn’t sleeping with his best friend. 2. This computer can’t read WordPerfect files. Okay, so it’s been…
7 Excuses for Not Writing

Jul 29, 2009

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by

Steve Parolini

in Beyond Categorization, Contests, Meaningless Drivel

It’s still Sunday in my world. What day is it where you are? And what’s the future like? Do we all have jetpacks yet? While I continue to be consumed by my editing work, I thought I’d give you seven excuses for not writing. Because, as we all know, these excuses play a key role…