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Category Archives: writing
Hey, guys. So, I write more a month, I suspect, over at Build Direct’s decorating blog more than I write here. But I want to share with you all the writings I’ve done in the last three months. Click the links below for more. And a word to the wise? Those of us who blog commercially [...]
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I don’t follow analytics much with my blog. You’re reading it. That’s all I give a shit about. Following the traffic, I don’t do much of that. I’ll check once or twice a month, see if my daily visits are holding up, and if there are massive spikes, I see what posts were near that day. [...]
Also posted in Best of Steff, Communication, Current Events, Media, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Specifically Steff, Steff Rants Tagged #occupy, changing the world, Current Events, demanding more, democracy, fighting back, freedom, occupy movement, Politics, protesting, scandals, Sex, sex positive, soapbox, speaking up, writing 2 Comments
Jul
01
2012
On Writing, & Not
I’ve fallen prey to the thing I caution others against constantly in writing: I keep thinking, “Huh. That’s a great idea. I’ll write about that later.” Then the proverbial “later” never comes. Instead, untethered, unrecorded, the idea dissipates, never to occur to me again. Experts estimate we think some 60,000 thoughts per day. We’re constantly thinking. We think [...]
Also posted in Specifically Steff Tagged breaking block, creating ideas, creativity, idea management, ideas, tools, tracking ideas, writer's block, writing, writing block 1 Comment
May
04
2012
Our Lives After Their Death
There’s a full moon tomorrow. I’m in a weird headspace. In social media, I’m seeing snippets here and there from those I’m connected with, remembering the passing of our good friend Derek Miller last year. My thoughts on Derek, as his death took the world by storm by way of an incredible blog post, were [...]
Apr
26
2012
Finding My Words
I’ve been enjoying the reclusive life and doing a lot of solo exploring in small chunks since I’ve moved. It can’t, and won’t, continue for much longer but it’s been a brilliant choice on my end. It’s only now, clearly, that my desire to write is returning. I was sure this would happen sooner, and part [...]
Also posted in Autobiographical, Being me, slow, Victoria Lifestyle Tagged becoming slow, changing gears, changing your life, creativity, lifechange, simplicity, slow life, slow movement, transitioning, writing 1 Comment
The Will to Write: My Story