What kind of creative are you?
Chances are, you’ve taken the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test to see which of the fun acronyms best describes your personality. Are you a quiet, serious ISTJ? An outspoken, fast-paced ENTP? Or maybe...
View ArticleWhere to look for inspiration
When I’m at a loss for something to write about, there’s usually a very simple explanation. It usually means I’ve been stuck in a routine for too long, hunched over a computer for too long, overworked,...
View ArticleLeave bland behind: have a damn opinion
Do you ever feel like you’re playing things a little too safe? Have you ever worried about offending people with your point of view (or your occasional tendency to use the word “shitastic”)? I have....
View ArticleShould you really “write what you know”?
“Write what you know” can be such frustrating advice. While not totally useless for a writer simply searching for ideas, it’s also unnecessarily limiting. To a young writer especially, “write what...
View ArticleHow to persevere when you hate writing and everything sucks
National Novel Writing Month is more than halfway over, and everything I write is steaming garbage. Not only that, but I’m completely stuck and way behind on my word count. This was inevitable. I...
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