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This Too Shall Pass

My good friend recently wrote an amazing blog post about the Writing Blahs – when you don’t want to talk to your imaginary friends. This...

It’s Okay If It’s Terrible

Two things don’t mix well: writing and perfectionism. Why? Because writing is one of those art forms where you’re guaranteed not to have...

Every Rejection is a Victory

How often do we consider that triumph and failure are more a matter of perspective than absolutes? There are some who believe that the...

Kill Your Darlings

It’s tough to find a writer who doesn’t love at least some angle of their story. Why would we put ourselves through the brainstorming,...

You’re Allowed to Say “No.”

In a previous post, I talked a little bit about how saying “yes” to writing means saying “no” to doing something else. Because of the...

Don’t Compare Yourself to Yourself

I tend to meet a lot of perfectionists in the writing craft. I’m one of them! And it’s an absolute beast to face up to one of the hardest...

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