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Mickey Hadick

The Ten Fears a Novelist Faces, Ranked

Writing can surface terrible fears about publishing. This is how you face those fears.

1d ago

The Ten Fears a Novelist Faces, Ranked

1d ago

Mickey Hadick

A Lesson from The Situation and the Story

For the past couple of weeks, I’ve eluded to my Moth GrandSLAM storytelling event. It happened.

May 10, 2023

A Lesson from The Situation and the Story

May 10, 2023

Mickey Hadick

How to Turn Anecdotes into Stories

Lessons from the book The Situation and the Story

May 10, 2023

How to Turn Anecdotes into Stories

May 10, 2023

Mickey Hadick

One Way to Learn How to Write Stories is to Tell Stories, Like with Your Voice

In my Story Stories article this week, I discuss my upcoming appearance in a Moth GrandSLAM. It’s live storytelling. No notes. Just you…

May 2, 2023

One Way to Learn How to Write Stories is to Tell Stories, Like with Your Voice

May 2, 2023

Mickey Hadick

A True Story but you Have to Tell it Live and In-Person

How creative limitations can lead to creative productivity

May 2, 2023

A True Story but you Have to Tell it Live and In-Person

May 2, 2023

Mickey Hadick

Busyness as Usual, Writing as Moonlighting

This week was the third in a row overwhelmed with busyness. Lots to do, little to show for it.

Apr 23, 2023

Busyness as Usual, Writing as Moonlighting

Apr 23, 2023

Mickey Hadick

How to Fall in Love with Writing Over and Over Again

Staying a “writer” makes staying married look like a walk in the park

Apr 23, 2023

How to Fall in Love with Writing Over and Over Again

Apr 23, 2023

Mickey Hadick

More about storytelling cheap tricks

The Week in Creativity: Apr 16, 2023

Apr 16, 2023

More about storytelling cheap tricks

Apr 16, 2023

Mickey Hadick

Bad Uncles and Cheap Storytelling Tricks

Respect your audience by respecting the physics of cause and effect

Apr 16, 2023

Bad Uncles and Cheap Storytelling Tricks

Apr 16, 2023

Mickey Hadick

Get Busy Writing or Get Busy Publishing

Last week, I thought I was done with my novel. Even if I had been done, I knew there was lots of “stuff” to do to take it to the next step…

Apr 14, 2023

Get Busy Writing or Get Busy Publishing

Apr 14, 2023

Principles, techniques, and discussion about how to conceive, architect, and design a compelling story that people will love to see, read, or hear.
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Novelist of suspense, sci-fi and satire. A student of the art and craft of storytelling. Expert on creative productivity, web publishing, and dirty limericks.
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