Writing

Wedding Culture

In the spirit of full disclosure, I and my partner eloped rather than have a “big wedding.” The reasons behind this decision were many and varied but chief among them was a shared distaste for what can only be described as the American Wedding Culture.

Selling Fiction

In some capacity, everyone, every day, must sell fiction. Whatever your job, from exotic dancer to graphic designer for an ad firm, you are selling a story to someone. Maybe a client, maybe a friend, maybe a customer.

Pride in others

It’s difficult, early in your career, to avoid feelings of jealousy, impostor syndrome, and anxiety when faced with the successes of your contemporaries. I found myself feeling distressed and out of place when attending conferences or watching my colleagues produce artwork that I saw as truly…

Focus as Practice

Writing at least 100 words every day is the first step I’m taking toward practiced creativity. That is, creating a habit out of doing at least one creative thing every day. With the end goal of not having to rely on serendipitous inspiration in order to harness creativity.

The Problem With Audience

“I saw you were writing 100 words a day!” Under normal circumstances, knowing I have a follower after only 2 days of activity would be very exciting. Now I’m on the hook to continue writing. I have an audience.

Social Anxiety

Recently I was speaking with a friend of mine, who revealed through casual conversation, that she is a sufferer of social anxiety. This was something of a shock to me since I hold her in such high regard as being funny, approachable, charming, and altogether an awesome person. Why would someone have…

Managing distractions?

Advertising emails. Chat notifications. Text messages. Pop-ups. A different chat app notifications. Smartwatch alerts. Calendar reminders. A third chat app notifications. I, like any of you that experience this as well, was overwhelmed.

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Inspiration from practice

I track a lot of creative resources. Typically my morning routine consists of reading several aggregate emails consisting of a wall of links to new design tools, JS libraries, or hot new products on the horizon. Today, a Medium article caught my eye…