Comments on: Unstuck Your Writing With an Email http://www.lifeclever.com/unstuck-your-writing-with-an-email/ Career Advice, Productivity Tips, and Life Hacks for Designers Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:11:11 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: sandrar http://www.lifeclever.com/unstuck-your-writing-with-an-email/comment-page-1/#comment-264839 sandrar Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:33:53 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/unstuck-your-writing-with-an-email/#comment-264839 Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post... nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R. Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.

]]> By: Mark http://www.lifeclever.com/unstuck-your-writing-with-an-email/comment-page-1/#comment-98076 Mark Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:28:48 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/unstuck-your-writing-with-an-email/#comment-98076 Cool idea... it feels so business like sitting down to MS Word but starting out in an email mode allows me to let my true self out... not so stuffy. Thanks for the tip. Cool idea… it feels so business like sitting down to MS Word but starting out in an email mode allows me to let my true self out… not so stuffy. Thanks for the tip.

]]> By: gutenmter http://www.lifeclever.com/unstuck-your-writing-with-an-email/comment-page-1/#comment-95309 gutenmter Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:22:19 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/unstuck-your-writing-with-an-email/#comment-95309 If you're an avid PS3 gamer, then you know the importance of saving your progress for future game play. Pls, help me! If you’re an avid PS3 gamer, then you know the importance of saving your progress for future game play. Pls, help me!

]]> By: Lizzie http://www.lifeclever.com/unstuck-your-writing-with-an-email/comment-page-1/#comment-74010 Lizzie Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:25:26 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/unstuck-your-writing-with-an-email/#comment-74010 This is a great idea to approach writing, unfiltered, unfettered. I hate staring at a blank WORD page. I know I'm late to post - I love this site. This is a great idea to approach writing, unfiltered, unfettered. I hate staring at a blank WORD page. I know I’m late to post - I love this site.

]]> By: muriel http://www.lifeclever.com/unstuck-your-writing-with-an-email/comment-page-1/#comment-70699 muriel Wed, 26 Dec 2007 04:23:13 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/unstuck-your-writing-with-an-email/#comment-70699 Cool post, great tip! I am using a private wiki to collect my ideas for blogposts, papers and even important emails. Like this I don't loose any of them and I can even go back to an older version if I need to. Cool post, great tip! I am using a private wiki to collect my ideas for blogposts, papers and even important emails. Like this I don’t loose any of them and I can even go back to an older version if I need to.

]]> By: Rob http://www.lifeclever.com/unstuck-your-writing-with-an-email/comment-page-1/#comment-70293 Rob Sun, 23 Dec 2007 21:38:50 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/unstuck-your-writing-with-an-email/#comment-70293 Yes, sometimes I start an idea in MS Outlook, then save the draft message in the Outlook draft message folder for fast retrieval later. And sometimes I write ideas in Notepad and save on my desktop. I use autohotkey to launch Notepad quickly. To save ideas while driving I use jott.com. I have not yet found a way to save ideas when I'm showering. Yes, sometimes I start an idea in MS Outlook, then save the draft message in the Outlook draft message folder for fast retrieval later. And sometimes I write ideas in Notepad and save on my desktop. I use autohotkey to launch Notepad quickly. To save ideas while driving I use jott.com. I have not yet found a way to save ideas when I’m showering.

]]> By: Kristi Holl http://www.lifeclever.com/unstuck-your-writing-with-an-email/comment-page-1/#comment-70134 Kristi Holl Sun, 23 Dec 2007 02:21:35 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/unstuck-your-writing-with-an-email/#comment-70134 I've been writing and publishing for 27 years, but only started a blog a couple weeks ago. I think this is a brilliant tip! I intend to use it immediately as a quick way to find that "conversational voice" that's needed. I love coming across things like this--I hate to waste time re-inventing the wheel. I’ve been writing and publishing for 27 years, but only started a blog a couple weeks ago. I think this is a brilliant tip! I intend to use it immediately as a quick way to find that “conversational voice” that’s needed. I love coming across things like this—I hate to waste time re-inventing the wheel.

]]> By: Randy Place http://www.lifeclever.com/unstuck-your-writing-with-an-email/comment-page-1/#comment-69672 Randy Place Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:32:01 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/unstuck-your-writing-with-an-email/#comment-69672 Great idea. When I wrote radio news, I learned to read UP and AP copy, then turn the copy over and just write the story from my head. Translated to blogging, I write directly on the blog site when I'm in a hurry. Then I don't fuss as I do when composing in Word first. I also set time limits for the day's writing. I learned that in radio, too, where we had 50-minutes to write between newscasts. Deadlines help generate more product and creativity. I just realized, this can be a piece for tomorrow's blogging. I'll link the article to you. Thanks. Great idea. When I wrote radio news, I learned to read UP and AP copy, then turn the copy over and just write the story from my head. Translated to blogging, I write directly on the blog site when I’m in a hurry. Then I don’t fuss as I do when composing in Word first. I also set time limits for the day’s writing. I learned that in radio, too, where we had 50-minutes to write between newscasts. Deadlines help generate more product and creativity.

I just realized, this can be a piece for tomorrow’s blogging. I’ll link the article to you. Thanks.

]]> By: Barbara http://www.lifeclever.com/unstuck-your-writing-with-an-email/comment-page-1/#comment-69647 Barbara Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:56:23 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/unstuck-your-writing-with-an-email/#comment-69647 Sometimes there is something I absolutely have to say before diving into the material. Often, it's not something that has a place in, say, a peer-reviewed journal. I write it anyways. Often it says snotty little things about previously published material. I call it my throw-away paragraph. It seems to work better for me if I don't "pre-edit" my writing at the outset. Sometimes there is something I absolutely have to say before diving into the material. Often, it’s not something that has a place in, say, a peer-reviewed journal. I write it anyways. Often it says snotty little things about previously published material. I call it my throw-away paragraph. It seems to work better for me if I don’t “pre-edit” my writing at the outset.

]]> By: Terri Ann http://www.lifeclever.com/unstuck-your-writing-with-an-email/comment-page-1/#comment-69590 Terri Ann Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:35:37 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/unstuck-your-writing-with-an-email/#comment-69590 Like pmc27 I always start in a text editor. I have so many .txt files in my in-progress/ideas to blog about folder on my desktop cause some days I come up with so many ideas. when I'm stuck I peruse through there. There's text documents with paragraphs or useful (or useless) ramblings, notes to myself, ideas to try and links to all kinds of web pages. A lot of it is trash, but every now and then I stumble on an old idea of mine that is really relevant and that I have more information or passion to put into it to make a good post. As a coder my text editor is often a place of peace and serenity when starting from an empty screen. Especially since you don't have to troubleshoot or hunt for bugs in blog entries! Like pmc27 I always start in a text editor. I have so many .txt files in my in-progress/ideas to blog about folder on my desktop cause some days I come up with so many ideas. when I’m stuck I peruse through there.

There’s text documents with paragraphs or useful (or useless) ramblings, notes to myself, ideas to try and links to all kinds of web pages. A lot of it is trash, but every now and then I stumble on an old idea of mine that is really relevant and that I have more information or passion to put into it to make a good post.

As a coder my text editor is often a place of peace and serenity when starting from an empty screen. Especially since you don’t have to troubleshoot or hunt for bugs in blog entries!

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