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1. Catch up on all the movies you missed during the year.
If you see one or two a day, you just might finish before
Blockbuster goes completely under. |
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2. Clean out the garage. If you don't have a garage, dig
your great grandmother's silver tea service out of the attic and
give it a good polishing. |
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3. Call a friend to make a lunch date (Or breakfast if
you're a morning person) during your most productive writing time. |
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4. It's nice out. Take the dogs (Or the kids) for a long
walk. |
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5. Check them for ticks (The dogs, not the kids,
well...maybe) so they don't get sick, or worse, infect you with a
horrible disease. |
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6. Learn something new. Nabokov was a self-taught
butterfly expert whose hypothesis about the group known as
Polyommatus Blues changed the way the professionals believe they
evolved. Maybe you can make a substantial contribution to science or
bread-making or yoga. |
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7. Go shopping. Summer sales. New clothes. Woohoo! |
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8. Have “the talk” with your spouse or partner, the talk
you've been putting off, the talk that will upset you so much no
matter how it turns out that you will not be able to concentrate on
writing for the next month or two. |
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9. Read 5 or 6 “How to” books about writing. |
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10. Make a list like this one telling other people what to
do rather than getting to work yourself. Ouch! |
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