Google Docs

While I love the productivity enabled by Google Docs--my writing available to me wherever I can get access to the internet--it does have its drawbacks. The format is basically like a papyrus scroll; it just keeps pushing the bottom of the page ever downward as you keep typing. As I've learned from times spent on literary magazine websites, its difficult to get a sense of the length of a story by quickly scrolling through it on the screen.

The results for tonight: what I thought was a mid-sized short story draft turned out to be 18 pages double spaced. Need to look at "Print Preview" more often.

Words of encouragement

I'm currently in this cycle where I fall in love with what I'm writing and compose in a fit of passion, only to slowly grow disappointed at the result falling so far short of my desire for the piece.

In this state of disappointment, I'm encouraged by these words by Ira Glass. Since they are directing so much of my energy, I certainly hope they are true.