Getting back into writing 

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A couple of observations: - I always write using pencil and paper because I find it's the shortest distance between the idea and the page. - I think it was Hemingway who said to leave your WIP when you are on a roll because you will always want to return to it. - Writing is like an old, rusty tap. You have to turn it on and run the the dirty water before you get to the fresh and clean stuff.

"Severe lack of chocolate" Ha!! 😀 You're one of the few you tubers that constantly can get a laugh out of me, thanks for that! 🙂 Enjoyed the video, thanks for the talk. 👍

Thank you - I find it realy helpful when you combine writing, or getting to writing, tips with useful tech. Now back to playing with OmniOutliner, no, I mean writing.

Excellent, I have a new writing project and needed that boost.

Thanks for this kick in the butt. Seems it doesn't take much to bump me off my stride when it comes to my writing, like back trouble, followed hard after by a flu virus that doesn't want to let go. But now it's time to get back to work. Been meaning to try OmniOutliner. It's fairly affordable. Not sure why I've put it off. Planning to finish up this short story I'm working on and then get back to outlining my novel. I'll install OmniOutliner when I'm ready to work on the book again, and I'll let you know what I think of it. Thanks for all that you do, and for being you. And my wife thanks you. She continues to enjoy your videos as much as I do.

You're always an inspiration + funny too !

Thank you William. In need of inspiration. Fell off the writing wagon in early January. Making cakes is easier and reaches a small but appreciative audience. No - seriously - really it is time I got back to the word processor, in my case it's Pages. May have to revert to the Trollope method - an hour each and every morning.

Bravo. Your viseos have always been great, and just continually get better. Thanks for your hard work!

Thank you… I will rewatch this a few times, but sound advice rooted in deep experience.

Thanks for the advice. Now to your book :)

Awesome tips thanks! And by the way, I went and picked up a M3 Max yesterday. The torture is over, now the guilt is present, but that's easier to get over. I love the thing. Can't put it down. Literally slept with it in my bed last night..hahaha. Incredible! No more making fun of you Apple fan boys!! I want you to do a video on editing. I'm having trouble with the editing process right now. Writing is the fun part, you. get to make up anything and just have a ball. Editing is a whole other nightmare, I have been stuck editing one novel since last year. I get five chapters into it, feel overwhelmed, and start work on something else. Can you do a video about how you edit things you've written?

Great advice. Open the tap between what bugs you and the cursor. Which, often, is also me, if a cursor is he who curses. Some days, sheesh, you just gotta vent.

Nice. Must buy more chocolate. :) Just ordered your book (hope the app recommendations in it aren't too out of date).

Hi William It's just a quick one, really. I have written three books: one on my line of business, one short self-help, and one that takes the reader on a journey of self-discovery, drawing from an experience I had in the Amazon Jungle a few years back. I wrote the 80,000-word last one by the seat of my pants with very little worked out prior. I am working on a screenplay in FD but am unsure if it's possible to write a screenplay just from the blank page. I just watched your Omni Outline Video, and that looks pretty good. Just welcome your words of wisdom if you have any ... 🙂

the aphorism i liked best was "A writer is someone who finds writing harder than most people." (Don't know the origin. Ah. Thomas Mann apparently.)

Assignment done. **** They cut their engines for me. It has been over a year that I have taken chocolates on my walk and give them away, often to people you would normally pass by or just say hi. This morning was no exception. The wild turkeys are now around and squawking and strutting at the Surgery Center parking lot. The blooms are coming on full peak. I am sneezing and sniffing. The ants are on parade in my house. It is Spring! As I saw a familiar Spanish-speaking landscaper, he cut his engine and we talked about his work today, his upcoming vacation, and who the new worker was with him. Then he took a Reese Easter Egg chocolate for himself and one for the new worker They are huge, and truly the best of the Reese holiday selections. The Chocolate Road story continues with the FedEx drive, USPS driver, garage people, a roofer in the hood, a house cleaner, or any other number of those I encounter on several walks a day. They all cut their engines if they are on. I just saw the landscapers on their break, my second walk, and was introduced to the new worker who thanked me for the chocolate I left with his coworker earlier. Then I watched your video and was inspired to write. My pickup line is….would a chocolate make your day better? I have found there is little division on this question, and even those who say they cannot for whatever reason, we have connected. I feel special, people will cut their engines for me. I might be a pollution threat with the starting and the stopping of engines, but perhaps the connections made are worth it. What do you think?

If i can't move my story on I get depressed about it, does anyone else feel that way?