Um...yeah.... it's been a while. Too long. Because life, you know? Life happens. And a lot of life has happened since I stepped away from my blog. A few weeks ago, something happened (and is still happening) to me that has shown me how much I need to write just for the fun of it.… Continue reading writing prompt: midnight planter
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Writing Prompt Friday (comfort)
Hello and welcome back to Writing Prompt Friday! I'd like to take a moment to say "Thank you." Really, thank you. I've been posting writing prompts regularly and you still keep coming back for them. Many of you even "Like" them. And I appreciate it. I appreciate you. I started posting prompts as a way to stay… Continue reading Writing Prompt Friday (comfort)
The truth about feedback
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that when one hears the word “feedback,” one thinks “criticism.” The face twists in a cringe, and one wants nothing more than to run fast, run far and insert one’s head into a hole in the ground. Feedback is uncomfortable. Getting feedback on our work is one thing. That kind… Continue reading The truth about feedback
Staying social when writing is solitary
Writing itself is solitary. Even if we’re working in an office and surrounded by people, we typically tuck ourselves away, apply our headphones and scurry into our documents with the enthusiasm of a meerkat digging a new downstairs. Let the others collaborate; I have word magic to conjure. It’s not that we dislike people (generally… Continue reading Staying social when writing is solitary
5 keys to taking feedback like a badass
No one likes to work with someone who refuses to take feedback. We’ve all worked with people like that—someone who’s determined that he/she is right and that others are wrong and that the work produced is without flaw or need of improvement at all, whatsoever. Period. It’s not easy. There was a period of two… Continue reading 5 keys to taking feedback like a badass
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