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Uninspired Poetry

Inspiration is something I hope to write about here every now and again. It seems to me that people who believe in the inspiration of Scripture can explore the lesser inspiration toward writing and the arts in a wide variety of ways. I mean, when God Himself can inspire, in addition to His creation, inspiration can become an incredibly intricate, multi-tiered concept!

Having said that, I’ve been writing lately much more from habit than from any sort of inner passion. Continue reading

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Dropbox

I’m in no way affiliated with Dropbox, but it’s such a great idea and tool for writers!

Basically, you join Dropbox, which becomes something of a location on your computer, save files to it  (including files for collaboration or files too large to easily email), and then access them anywhere over the Internet. You literally follow the same saving procedure as usual, but indicate Dropbox as a starting point rather than Desktop, Downloads, etc. To access your files from your regular computer, you simply click the Dropbox icon, which–surprise, surprise–is an open box.

An important writer’s rule for me is to have a single working manuscript. Continue reading

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