{"id":556,"date":"2017-03-12T20:49:35","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T00:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.durkota.net\/?p=556"},"modified":"2017-03-12T20:49:35","modified_gmt":"2017-03-13T00:49:35","slug":"7-tips-for-spring-cleaning-your-writing-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durkota.net\/?p=556","title":{"rendered":"7 Tips for Spring Cleaning Your Writing Files"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.durkota.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/write.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-129 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.durkota.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/write-300x175.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/durkota.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/write-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/durkota.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/write-676x395.jpg 676w, https:\/\/durkota.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/write.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Picture this: a bear has been hibernating all winter, sleeping a lot, eating everything within reach, and staying close to its den. March comes. The air warms. Flowers bloom. The bear wakes up, shakes itself off, looks around its cave, and realizes what a freaking mess it\u2019s made. There are bones and food scraps stacked in the corners, loose bear fur clustered everywhere, piles of crap, and the whole place reeks.<\/p>\n<p>Twist: this is a metaphor. Writers, you\u2019re the bear&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/litreactor.com\/columns\/7-tips-for-spring-cleaning-your-writing-files\">7 Tips for Spring Cleaning Your Writing Files | LitReactor<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=durk13\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Picture this: a bear has been hibernating all winter, sleeping a lot, eating everything within reach, and staying close to its den. March comes. The air warms. Flowers bloom. The bear wakes up, shakes itself off, looks around its cave, and realizes what a freaking mess it\u2019s made. 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