Tag: writing
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Scarcity Mentality
What’s scarcity mentality? Do you ever find yourself scrambling to protect what you have, in case there isn’t more available later? I know that’s an incredibly general question, and probably difficult to answer. But lately, I’ve found myself face-to-face with my scarcity mentality from a creative standpoint, and I’m beginning to realize that it actually…
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Help! I Have an Excerpt!
Well, folks, it is time. Time to reveal the project I’ve been working on for…well, a while now. And I’ve reached a bit of a low point in my progress. This means it’s time to ask for your help! See, I have an excerpt. Of a book. That I’m writing. And I need feedback. So…
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Hello, Downloadable Ebook!
To all my aspiring writers and everyone who wants to improve their writing skills, say hello to the downloadable version of my ebook, Writing for Real: How to be vulnerable and authentic in your writing without destroying your life! Designed by the amazing Karen Corrigan for downloading and printing (or just browsing on your laptop)…
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Marisa Tomei
Did you know that Marisa Tomei has an Oscar? And that she’s been nominated for two more? I just learned this a few weeks ago, when I fell into a short-lived Marisa Tomei obsession. “What are you talking about?” you ask, lifting an eyebrow over your half-drunk coffee, very reasonably wondering why on earth I…
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Two Kinds of Weird Phrases
So this week I decided that there are two kinds of weird phrases. Hear me out: The first kind of weird phrases we say the unexpected and absurd phrases. The kind where we have barely finished speaking before we think, “Wow, that’s a sentence I never thought I’d say.” Or, alternatively, someone else comments, “Wow,…