Tag: writing
My Blog Writing Process So Far in 2025 (Part Three)
by Chris McGinty Last time I was talking about my reasons for scheduling. This time I thought I would get…
My Blog Writing Process So Far in 2025 (Part Two)
by Chris McGinty I spoke before that my daily blog aspirations are because I agree with Seth Godin about the…
AI is Already Destroying Artistic Integrity
by Chris McGinty Nathan texted me today something to the effect of, “Hey, can’t find nuthin’ on the radio. Yo,…
My Blog Writing Process So Far in 2025 (Part One)
by Chris McGinty You can just presume that one part of my writing process for 2025 is just writing about…
Finding some ‘quotes’ from 2015
Many years ago Chris got me into using spiral notebooks to take notes, brainstorm, etc. I was recently looking through…
Words I have trouble with
*I have not spell-corrected ANYTHING in this post… just for the fun of it. So here is a list I…
Flash Fiction: Rock Beats Scissors
John had made it. He fought Korlack’s minions, escaped the prison at Hylark, and rescued his family from certain death….
Flash Fiction: The Shorter Essay
by Chris McGinty He just had to condense what he wrote. In the hour that he was in the zone,…
You’re Only Prolific Because…
by Chris McGinty I’ve been messing around with AI for a few weeks now and listening to a bunch of…
Chris’s First Post of 2023
by Chris McGinty It has been suggested that a writer should always be honest. This isn’t always easy in fiction,…
Meanwhile in TEXAS-19 and Some Thoughts on Daily Writing
by Chris McGinty I’ve not posted on the first three days of the year showing I have no intention of…
La La La Lost Mystery Box
by Chris McGinty I’ll start by saying there will be absolutely no spoilers for the show “Lost” in this blog…
Maybe the Most Important Part of Time Management
There’s a lot of material on time management to take in and you’ll find that styles and philosophies change every…
Blog Advice – Recurring Segments
by Chris McGinty I’m going to immediately take my own advice even before I give it. That’s how important this…
Since 2020 Ended Up Being Lame
by Chris McGinty of AccordingToWhim.com What have I been doing with my time since the COVID-19 virus became a pandemic?…
On Taking Writing Advice
by Chris McGinty of AccordingToWhim.com When it comes to subjects that interest me, I spend a lot of time studying….
Do I Use the Cut-Up Technique?
by Chris McGinty of AccordingToWhim.com I sometimes think that I spend too much time in idea creation mode. I wrote…
To Live or to Write
by Chris McGinty of AccordingToWhim.com We’ve all heard “write what you know.” If you haven’t heard that then you need…
If You Need an Audience All is Lost! (or it may be a little more difficult)
by Chris McGinty of AccordingToWhim.com I was reading a Twitter post of a frustrated writer. She expressed that it felt…
Use Your 10,000 Hours of Writing Wisely
by Chris McGinty of AccordingToWhim.com There is the concept that you can become an expert on a subject or top…