Some ideas for block-busters:
- Randomizer. I have an idea for a tool that would cough out the core of a blog post for you, and you could just add in and fill in the blanks. Far from being a mechanical way to churn out posts I'd think it would be tremendously freeing and remove the drudgery and allow your writer to wander. Of course, I have to actually create the stupid thing.
- Backlog of stories. Like make-ahead soup - write them in batches and use the stock to fill in gaps. Haven't enough of a backlog yet, unfortunately. I can probably do this with the LIFE stories if I think about it hard enough. I also have ideas for entries but they require tons of research and I am just not blessed with that kind of focus.
- Pick a random object in your sight-line. This is Writer Camp 101. Just pick something, something you can see, and free write about it. The idea is not what you're writing, it's that you're writing.
Tomorrow I am walking in my 1st 5K since 2002, when I took 90 minutes to complete the course. I measured myself on a at-home 5K route last night and did it in 53:00 - we'll see if the inspiration of fellow walkers pumps me up or brings me down.
Followup 08/04/2007: I did not walk in the 5K. A late departure and bad weather pushed me off the activity wagon. I did, however, have a lovely day with my SO going to art fairs and farmer's markets, which was just as good (and better company). I will walk in a 5K this year, at least it's my goal to do so.
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