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My dog died...
So I am going to take it easy today. Much love.
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Off-Days
Sometimes, you just cannot force yourself to see what it is you are supposed to create. I finished draft one of my novel, and now I cannot find where to start on draft two. I can clearly see the problems and know the direction I need to take the rewrites,
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Failure
I was watching this documentary about Chadwick Boseman, the legendary man who recently died after a battle with colorectal cancer. He was a hardworking creative who dedicated himself to his art and to making other people's lives better. At the end of the documentary, it showed him speaking
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Artistry Blocks
My every instinct is to steer clear of this topic, so that I don't lend the idea any kind of reality. But I know that is foolish, since it already has so much of a grip over anyone who has tried to create something, so let's
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Review
After a week of being super productive, I have decided to begin taking stock of the things I have accomplished to my goal level, and evaluate what I want to accomplish going into the next week as a result. For instance, I finished my first draft of a piece of
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Mindset
Mindset is everything. It turns hours of trudging work into what feels like minutes of creativity and joy. My mindset has not always been what it needs to be. I'm gonna try my best to keep this one as brief as I can, as it's really
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Reunion of the Worldwalkers
The Power of the Gods was in his hands, and now he could finally face his father. He was finally ready to end the cycle, finally ready to pass on to the afterlife he had been taught to look forward to. So long ago. His teachers had probably passed into
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The Easiest Thing to Forget
Oh wow, am I ever exhausted. I sat down to type this post out and wham! I got slammed with a wave of exhaustion and fatigue so hard it made my head spin a little. I guess I am kind of lucky, though, because getting tired reminded me of how
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Brick Laying
Imagine you are building a house. The foundation is already there, you simply have to start by laying the first layer of bricks. So you start by building the first section of wall. You lay bricks down, and sort of get into a rhythm. You eventually build a wall in
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Daily Challenge
I found this writing challenge on Twitter. And man is it hard. But I think its applicable to everyone so we are gonna do it folks. It's called the Stephen King Writing Challenge. I think it hit me for a few reasons. First, it's based off
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The Rats
In my last post, I referenced "the rats that run through the corridors of your mind," and I wanted to expand a little bit on this topic; The rats are obviously not literal. I'm not in some weird cult that treats creative thoughts as rats to
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Blank Pages and the Fear of Starting
The blank page can be the most intimidating thing I have ever come across, so I pretty much started typing this sentence just to avoid having a big blank white space facing me while I typed. I think it sets a good standard, though, so let’s get at the