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What is one activity that every aspiring writer (imho) needs to learn, if you haven’t learned it already? No, it’s not writing. (That’s a given). The answer is: Music. Especially if you are a career writer who spends a LOT of time thinking and writing. You see, writers throughout history have long relied on music …
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Sometimes, writing can suck. You’re sitting there, staring at a blank screen, trying to figure out what to say. Or you’re in the middle of your story or article, trying to wrangle your ideas into coherent words, but they JUST. WON’T. COOPERATE. Or you’re agonizing over your heart-breakingly silent blog, wondering where all your readers …
13+ Zany Writing Quotes That Will Make You Laugh Your Head Off Read More »
Have you ever seen a live panda? I have. And here’s something I realized about pandas after seeing one with my own googly eyes: They don’t do anything. I mean, aside from playing, sleeping, and eating bamboo, that is. Other animals perform a variety of useful, admirable functions: Dogs can be trained as guides for …
How the Most Useless Animal in the World Will Teach You to be a Stronger Writer Read More »
-intones- With the permanent closing of the great and magnificent doors of Journal Genius 1.0, comes the dawning of a new age…the age of the Brilliant Writer AudioGazette… Yeah, okay. Enough with the Star Wars voice and all that. Just wanted to let y’all know about a new opportunity that is ONLY for Brilliant Writers on …
True story: Once upon a time, there was a piano teacher named Mrs. Pine* and she was MEAN. If she was unhappy with someone, she wouldn’t hesitate to throw a fit, throw books, and throw kids out of her house. One day, the mother of Sandy, one of the students, decided she’d had enough and …
I once knew a guy named Mervin who did not have a phone. I’m not saying he did not have a smartphone, I’m saying he had no phone, period. No landline, no rotary phone, no smartphone, no dumb phone…not even a phone-with-an-average-IQ-of-95. Now, I know that in the 21st century, this mind-boggling idea is as …
This Millennial Did Not Have His Own Phone (And Yet He Did Not Melt and Die…) Read More »
“Be nice!” is probably an admonition you’ve heard spoken by everyone, from your kindergarten teacher to your mother, especially if you were a particularly rowdy type of kid (if you know what I mean). Other variations of this favored saying of teachers and parents everywhere? “Don’t tell Miss Fanny her butt looks big in that …
Do you want to be a Creative Genius? To create works of art that will make your friends envious of your skills? To leave an imprint on this world that you, and only you, can leave? To create a portfolio of projects that you can be proud of? Maybe you aren’t sure you have it …
You want to be in the top 1% of writers. You want to be part of the creme-de-la-creme, the upper class creatives, the genius-level craftsmen. But you feel like you’ve been knocking against an invisible ceiling, trying to get there. You compare your writing to the Greats, and you feel sorely lacking. Your articles don’t …
You stare at the screen but can’t bring yourself to bring your fingers to the keyboard. You’ve got great ideas coursing through your veins, but you feel like a fraud when you try to write them out. You’re filled with self-doubt. Your favorite writers always seem to speak with a kind of self-assured confidence that …
How to Build Your Confidence in Writing (Even If You Feel Like a Fraud) Read More »