Shaula Evans at 2012-11-05 14:33:12:
Willpower is a notoriously bad and unreliable strategy for accomplishing much of anything. If you find that your writing time is diminished by the distraction of the Internet, there are a number of programs that will lock down all of your computer except your writing software for a set period of time. I don't use any myself, so I can't make any recommendations, but I've had friends speak highly of Ommwriter (I don't know if it's suitable for screenwriting or not). The other good news is that Twitter will wait for you, too: 1. Reading Twitter There are applications to convert Twitter feeds into RSS feeds, so you can plug them into an RSS reader and read them at your convenience (without losing them) rather than trying to keep up in real time. 2. Publishing on Twitter There are applications where you can preload/preschedule tweets on a timer, so that you can maintain a steady broadcasting schedule without always having to be at the keyboard. Any time you are a slave to your tools, you have the wrong tools or you're using them wrong.
Owen Palmquist at 2012-11-08 15:16:58:
I've found the programs "antisocial" and "freedom" to be incredibly useful for this purpose. finding distractions can get to be a habit, these programs help to gently break it (at least for a few hours). for what it's worth...
Scott at 2012-11-08 21:05:47:
Thanks, Owen. I've heard of such programs, never tried them. Very well may check them out!