FEAR — It’s something we all experience at some point in time, it may be something big like death or small like…
“I want to start a…
Two scenes making french toast provide signposts to measure the nature of a father-son relationship.
It has been some time since I’ve read The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Daemons by the American author…
In July, I launched P42 Stories Anthology. It’s 42 chapters with different genres comprised of 42 42-word short stories from around the world including science fiction, prose, zombie pieces and more. Go to the link to see the full list and like the Facebook page and…
THIS ONE IS FOR THE STRUGGLING MULTI TALENTED CREATIVE.
There is so much on your mind.
Yogi Roth is a tough person to pinpoint. He has interests and accomplishments in a lot of areas.
I blame the tourists — that’s what they always say. Personally, I blame the postal service, but Mary…
I wiped my brow and gave a heavy sigh. The light from the auditorium flooded my vision. Beaded sweat dripped from my…
Gordie: Maybe you could come into the college courses with me.Chris: Yeah right, that’ll be the day.Gordie: Why not? You’re smart enough.Chris: They won’t let me.Gordie: What do you mean?Chris: It’s what everyone thinks of my family in this town. It’s what they think…
Here’s a tip on how to zero in on themes. Just as you can generally surface a story’s central theme by following the…
From the 2017 Austin Film Festival, a conversation with the screenwriter of the award-winning science fiction movie Arrival.
Below is a list of introductory articles for those looking for some reading about communalism and social…
This is a very well written article. It encourages people to be great without telling them to be, the indirect persuasion if very effective. The prevailing mind set of fearing failure is what prevent many from not only being different but taking the steps beyond their comfort zone.
I don’t like to do either, but I will if I must.
{ Allah brought you forth from the wombs of your mothers while you knew nothing, and gave you hearing and sight and…
As a non-native English speaker, that was useful. Except for Oxford comma, which is the first thing you necessarily learn on Medium (slip on that and half of your audience flees in horror). 😄
I grew up listening to punk music. It started with Minor Threat and the other bands on the Dischord Records label which was, and still is, an independent label. And there were a ton of other labels like it across the U.S.
Maya was ecstatic. She had smelled the most aromatic flower there was.
I’ve hacked many people. Never maliciously. Yes, I’ve stolen identities, taken money from bank accounts, changed my grades at…
" Slow and steady wins the race, you only compete with yourself. "
Some people tend to think that being an artist is having a portfolio of acclaimed works, a list of awards and…
I shall draw a discreet veil over the bizarre incident involving a barbecued sausage, half a litre of melted ice-cream, a…
Since I was a teenager, I like to write about some stuff that it is my interest. In seven years of this journey, I…
THANK you, Shaunta Grimes for (hands down) the best thing I’ve read on the “how to”/motivational cyber-shelf in a long-ass time. I love it specifically because it’s so not “magical.” It’s not just click-your-ruby-heels, visualization voo-doo.
‘If the right things have been planted — your garden will…
What is up with this word and all the ones like it that people use for every interaction?!? When did this…
Siz siz olun hayatınızdaki tüm çöpleri atın, atın ki daha temiz bi hayatınız olsun.
Süreç ilerledikçe, benim hayatımdaki çöp insanlar, ruhları kirlenmiş, fesatlıklari yüzlerine vurmuş, kalbi kara, ahlaki yikintisi insanlar tek, tek hayatımda çıkmıştır, çıkıyorda.
Aklıma gelen bi söz geldi, “Bu hayatta herkes kendi kalbinin ekmeğini yer”.
Redemption stories are tricky, because you need to move the protagonist from a state of degradation to a state of heroism, and you have to do this in such a way that the audience wants to root for them all the way through.
I am a writer.
We’ve come a long way from the simpler times.
But we often fail to understand that, just like us — our friends have taken many steps ahead or away and walked on different paths where we won’t be able to reach them and burn the time gap and drift that has…
“Workshop feedback is not meant to be the equivalent of…
I love to watch a horse just be a horse. Simply grazing in a field, playfully chasing each other, or just positioning themselves in the light of dawn, I am mesmerized by the behavior. Bruno, the baby, is learning to be a…
I think some of the perceptions about living life as a writer are actually really positive. It’s one of my favorite party subjects. Whenever I meet new people, I love to talk about it because usually they have very interesting questions and it’s a pleasure. I once had a lengthy conversation with a guy who worked in oil and gas about what constitutes…
A great list of self-published works. Self publishing is becoming a lucrative way to get your work out there, if done right. If done wrong, the results can be disastrous.
Dear sir,
Please do not ever think that I want to insult you at a personal level. You might be a great father , husband, son and brother and your success in performing those roles are really enough to make you a super hero.
He thought it would be easy to crap out a bunch of cliches about creativity, then use the power of his personality to push that glossy stack of nothing into unsuspecting hands.
Boy, that describes so many essays on Medium, the ones we all love to hate. “How to Become a Billionaire” by some kid who doesn’t have two dimes to…
Imagine this. Instead of a ready-made meal, either chicken or beef, that is seared to the discretion of the chef, you’re served with a hot stone where you could sizzle the meat to your personal levels of perfection. How would you feel? Delighted that you’re in full control…
3 Tips To Remember About Mindset
This makes PERFECT sense today because I have a novel I’ve been slowly assembling with my notes on my iPhone. When an idea, a name, a place, an image, a quote or situation comes to my mind I immediately type it into my notes. I finished a short film script just by outlining it first on my iPhone! Now I understand quite a few people can’t afford this…
The best book on writing I have ever read is called “If You Want To Write” by Brenda Ueland. In all honesty, you have probably read enough books about writing. King’s quote might be useful for fiction in weeding out excess adverbs and cutting writing down to its core, but sometimes we just need descriptive words.
So I wrote a post and submitted my draft to The Ascent Publication.
I really hope they accept it. *fingers crossed*
As soon as they do, I will share the link here.(Update : They Accepted and you can read it here)
“A new chapter of medium usage”
I have started using Medium and i am going to write things here. It is way better than any of the other websites. I don’t have a fun and captivating life story so i will probably not get a big audience for an ego boost and my opinions are unpopular. I am going to write stuff and do some short…
Love
It tastes good
It’s obvious
It addictive
It saves its lessons for after it’s abandoned you.
Only love can replace love
There is a ‘self version’
“Nobody knows you like I do.”“And nobody hates me like you do. So what does that say about me?”A brief pause. “I don’t hate you.” Scoff. “It’s not you I hate.”“I hate the idea of you that I can’t shake.” Inhale.“I hate all these decisions we can’t unmake.” Inhale. “I…
I, Dalton Lewis, have written and published seven books, and none has sold more than fifteen copies. I don’t…
My living room window opens up to a spectacle of green.
“I know what is interesting!” Emily interrupted with enthusiasm. “I have just bought one of those gramophone machines — you know, the ones they have begun using in lounges? It plays music, the sound of which has been recorded once before and can be…
“Some of those women,” I began, feeling the effects of the whiskey, “are not your friends.”
“Perhaps none of them are,” she said dismissively.
Every morning I sit in a big chair in my living room and write for an hour to a few. In my…
Music’s crescendoCircle completeThe sway of itHere heat
Timeless movementEternal danceHearts mergeRomance
I am not a professional writer. I am not an esteemed writer, in any circle. I am not a writer, if “writer” implies that my primary identity lies in writing. I am me, and you don’t know me.
Why should I heed any guidance, any small tip or trick or other indecent proverb, from…
Quantos amores eternos eu vi escritos em banheiros pelo centronão sei se eram poetasmas acho que começaram certo
感冒到今天正式滿一週，因為吃藥的緣故，這幾天夜裡總特別多夢，夢見朋友、曾經的旅行，還有一些沒發生在現實裡的場景。
She stands,Proud in her regalia.Sacred dressFrom memories made.
Passed downFrom grandmother bequeathed,Reminding herFrom whence she came.
~ a short story
Outside, Mino ate in silence once more. Inside, he tried to not yet think about it. The anxiety of being…
Nonfiction doesn’t get enough love as a genre. I have a client who does mostly nonfiction books that are fascinating, big idea books. But we have a hard time marketing them because most people see a nonfiction book as either memoir or else a dry tome about business or self-help. But nonfiction has a lot of room for fun. I think specifically about…
I, too, am a morning pages proponent. It is one of the ways I keep my creativity going. Those pages are a good place to clean out the garbage that gets in the way so you can get writing done. Thanks for your words.
I believe that the nuanced use of clichés in exposition ameliorates the prosaic tendency to rely on the trite but true plethora of banalities so ubiquitous to the puerile dilettantes proliferating in online confabulations. :)
Seriously, I am in general agreement with your thesis that we writers could stand to be more…
I had read a lot about how you have to go through extreme conditions to find a balance…
Thank you, Kurt. :-)
I poured a lot of myself into writing this. It wrung me out.
Jim
Dear College about-to-be Graduates, stop complaining about unemployment once you realise that the reality of graduation is sinking in. Just stop.
built for efficiency
broken for creativity
I wish I could take back all the wordsthat I have given to peoplewho never deserved themall the time and love I poured into itall that goddamn bloodthat spread from the wounds I had to reopenjust to write down a single sentenceto people whom would never really graspthe genuine grandiosityof sharing my most private thoughtswith them
You have probably heard about a book called “Daily Rituals” by Mason Currey which details the writing habits of many writers and artists. Many of them started around 6 in the morning while others like Stephen King, started around 8 a.m. Jackson Pollock, a day sleeper, worked all night along with his wife, so I guess it all depends how you work. It…
Creative writing is pouring yourself out on paper — or screens — so why then, do we have writer’s…
Fill our minds with what we want instead of things we don’t.
5ummerS
So, lately I haven’t been able to read as much because I’ve been so busy promoting my new chapbook, Glimmerglass Girl. But I was able to sneak in this little interview with local Houston author Patricia Flaherty Pagan on three books I love. These are authors that I return to again and again…
Time management is one of my biggest struggles and I wonder how much I would actually get done if I were better at it. Thanks for the reminder. I’m working on the daily reflection at the end of the day — that is my goal for the moment. Thanks for the encouragement.
“Come, Rafael,” Samuel said, rising and grabbing my hand. “Let us go and get you another drink.”
I stood and followed him, but told him that I did not want to drink any more for the time.
I was going to ask:
Oh, is that Brighton Pier?
Then I saw the picture better :D
Hey Yann Girard, I was wondering: do you accept new writers for your Thought Pills publication? Yours truly, JT
Yesterday afternoon I was sitting in my garden while watering the plants with the sprinkler. The weather was…
Mary Jo,
Great story and love the journaling ideas.
Blessings
Janis
Thank you Shannon Ashley . A very happy birthday to you as well! — It’s a work in progress I guess. Fair winds and Godspeed! 🙇♀️
Liz, you are off the charts, seriously. I just know that you are not only currently in your glory, right this very moment in this writing but you have tapped into your glory in all that you do, you have figured out what it is you want to be doing and how to do that and not only that but you are helping others to find that out and more importantly…
I am so very sorry to my followers for not posting in the past week. The location I was vacationing was supposed to have wifi, but it ended up breaking. So, let me just say that you will be seeing a post tomorrow about the lands of Magitotum. Ironic how one gets tired from vacation after vacation, right…
I’ve never had this experience. Everyone who I’ve met as a stranger who learns that I’m a writer is just curious and wants to ask me ten million questions, but none of them are judgmental. Now, my family on the other hand…
