Tag Archives: avoid writing

#39 Develop an addiction to candy crush saga

Posted on April 22, 2017 by M J Dees

I have always, generally speaking, avoided video games. The reason for this is that once I start playing I usually can’t stop. During my wife’s recent stay in hospital, she passed quite a lot of the time playing candy crush … Continue reading →

#30 & #31 Get ill and try to download Pokemon Go

Posted on July 14, 2016 by M J Dees

No matter how much you want to write there will inevitably be days when you just don’t feel up to it. Going on holiday seems to have had the unfortunate downside of giving me the opportunity of picking up a … Continue reading →

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#28 go on holiday

Posted on June 30, 2016 by M J Dees

For aspiring writers, the holiday is often the time when they take a break from their day to day job and spend some time writing. For me, the holiday is an excellent opportunity for writing avoidance. This year I have … Continue reading →

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#26 Watch the European Championships

Posted on June 25, 2016 by M J Dees

There’s never been a better excuse for avoiding a bit of writing than watchIng a major football tournament. Attending the competition in perso is obviously the best option, hanging out in bars with other supporters enjoying the atmosphere of the … Continue reading →

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#23 Re-write the first five chapters and send them to another agent

Posted on May 1, 2016 by M J Dees

The feedback I received from the first agent was very positive and specific enough for me to make some changes to the first five chapters including the addition of new chapters which revealed the backstory of the protagonist I more … Continue reading →

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#22 Get the first rejection letter

Posted on March 29, 2016 by M J Dees

Yippee, I’ve got my first rejection letter. No really, this is a landmark. It means that I’ve actually written a novel sent it to an agent, someone has read the first five chapters, synopsis and cover letter and taken the … Continue reading →

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#20 Take to the streets in protest

Posted on March 13, 2016 by M J Dees

About three million Brazilians reportedly took to the streets today to protest against the government and corruption. Today I was looking after my daughter so I didn’t go in person but last year the protest I attended not only provided … Continue reading →

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#19 follow the US presidential race.

Posted on March 11, 2016 by M J Dees

To be honest, it’s pretty difficult to avoid the US presidential campaign at the moment. Trump provides such great entertainment for everyone. He even features in my daughter’s school assembly. It seems astonishing sometimes who the US populus are willing … Continue reading →

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#17 Get Married

Posted on March 5, 2016 by M J Dees

Getting married offers a plethora of opportunities to avoid writing while still exercising your creative juices. First there’s the proposal which offers a range of interesting possibilities. For example, I considered proposing through the medium of Karaoke but in the … Continue reading →

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#15 Get a haircut

Posted on January 22, 2016 by M J Dees

I had an interesting experience this week getting a haircut. I am normally in favour of going to the cheapest barber who fails to draw blood or engage in conversation. However, in view of the fact that I am soon … Continue reading →

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