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Fact-Track Your Writing: Tricks of Tracking #4

November 14, 2019

How much do facts matter in your writing genre? When I was very young, I decided I’d write fiction because surely fiction couldn’t need facts the way journalism and nonfiction do, so I could just make everything up. Then I realized that fiction needs facts to ground the reader in the imaginary world. But when … More Fact-Track Your Writing: Tricks of Tracking #4

Tricks of Tracking #4: Focus on Facts

December 29, 2011

Detective Joe Friday knew how to track: Focus on facts. When you track Process, Self-Care and Product Time, keep your attention on two facts: “This is what I said I’d do. This is what I did.” One of the benefits of tracking is that the feedback allows you to recognize changes in your patterns and … More Tricks of Tracking #4: Focus on Facts