Many of the novelists who contributed to The Guardian newspaper's Writing Tips recommended turning off internet access. I can understand why. The constant stream of emails, RSS feeds, Google Alerts, Facebook postings, Tweets and all the rest makes it difficult to concentrate. Of course many will claim they can still write their novels, essays, features, advertising copy or whatever while the world babbles on in the background but I am pretty sure brains work better if they don't have to keep picking up the, er, the... where was I?... oh yes, thread of a thought.
I've resolved to turn off my internet access for a couple of hours a day, starting now. OK, in 10 minutes. Well, maybe half an hour...
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