I attribute a lot of my focus and drive to having a fitness routine. I've learned that consistency is key in both keeping a writing habit and a fitness regimen. I grew up like most young writers do, with a romanticized view of being a tortured writer. Drinking, addiction, and depression riddle the biographies of …
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Book Fest: Just Like the First Day of School
I showed up late to the Brooklyn Book Fest on Sunday, thanks to the 4 train, so I missed my 11am session. With my self esteem already wilting, I now had two hours to mingle, meet people, and take in my favorite, but scariest event of the year. I grabbed the extensive directory and took …
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Trim the Fat: Kurt Vonnegut
Writers are so often pigeonholed as alcoholic smokers that I grew up thinking that my passion for words could only be realized with a few too many stiff drinks and an addictive personality. I’ve come to find that there are all kinds of writers with all kinds of coping mechanisms to escape, support, and in …
#SavvySaturday – MIT OpenCourseWare
MIT OpenCourseWare: Perhaps my favorite “find” of this season, MIT OpenCourseWare is going to change my summer. Among other studies, MIT provides online access to tons of writing and literature classes that you can take at your own pace. It varies what each course provides, but you can find syllabi, readings lists, lectures, notes, and …
Peek at Daily Routines of Famous Creatives
My friend Evelyn sent me the coolest thing I have seen in a longtime. Podio, an efficiency software, created a breakdown of the daily routines of famous creatives. You have to know that scheduling my day and mapping out my week is one of my biggest obsessions. I will be getting into this as the …
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