Why is it that we ignore so much of the advice given to us? Time and time again people told me that reading was going to make me a better writer and while I believed them, I never changed anything about myself to maximize its impact on me. I read without purpose, energy, goals... I was very …
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Closing Out 2014’s Tab
My last post was one of my most read. I don't know if that's because it was pity clicks for my birthday, my first post in a long time, or that you genuinely thought it was funny...But since I don't have my own team of researchers, I'm going to bank on the latter and format …
My First Journal (And Why I Won’t Burn It)
I read an article, or conversation, in the last issue of Poets and Writers I received. It was three poets discussing the freedom of destroying old journals and why they had destroyed their own. As I read the article, I felt so sad. I was sad because they had destroyed all their keepsakes from another age, and …
Trim the Fat: John Irving
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 …
Lunacy, or, Thank God for Turkey Balls
Let's talk about last Tuesday. I was having one of those nights anyone with a desk job could tell you about. I had exhausted myself at work, but had done so in front of a computer. My brain was just about drained of all its good, smart, creative fluid, but my body was still revving. …
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