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Continue reading →: The day the prompt prompted anger
I was stuck. Horribly stuck. For two hours, I tried. But nothing. No words. So I turned to Writers Digest for a creative writing prompt. The day’s prompt: Hello! I’m Captain Jiggles by Brian Clems in honor of Chuck Sambuchino’s new humor book, When Clowns Attack. At first, I figured…
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Continue reading →: A Writing Fangirl Confession
I read an article on The Renegade Writer about the seven differences between being a writing fangirl or a real writer by Linda Formichelli. The point of her article is that ‘fanfolk’ spend more time acting the part of a writer than actually writing. Real writers on the other hand,…
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Continue reading →: The secret to inspiration and the danger of overthinking
Happiness is when your boss’s boss’s boss asks you what inspires you—and you have no answer. I experienced this joy a couple of weeks ago. It went like this… Head Guy: “So what inspires you?” What I thought: Oh crap. Why don’t I know? I should know. Why is he…
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Continue reading →: Are you being responsible with your writing dreams?
In my last post, I shared how a fellow writer managed to get down almost 36,000 words despite him having a family, a toddler and mushrooms growing in his basement. And I asked “What’s my excuse?” Truth is, I don’t have one. I just suck at setting boundaries with myself.…
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Continue reading →: What a fellow writer and better novelist just taught me
Last week a fellow copywriter accidentally sent me his first draft of his work in progress. (Note to those of you who are new to Apple Air Drop: make sure you know where you’re sending your stuff. And don’t send sensitive materials if you’re practicing.) We commonly share all kinds…
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