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Why we unnecessarily torture ourselves to keep creating
I write this for me. And you, on the off chance you’re like me.
(TL;DR — to get to the goods, jump here.)
30 days. Fade In. Fade Out. Write an entire zero draft.
Those Watchtower Society brochures are actually extremely well-written and hit…
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Analytics Vidhya is on a mission to create next generation of data science ecosystem. We believe that the only way to do…
“I’m the guy that does his job. You must be the other guy.” — Mark Wahlberg playing Dignam is The Departed.
Marketing your book is not easy. It can feel like a full-time job with less financial rewards…
At some point in the last decade, there was a dynamic shift in the amount of time a person had to spend with themselves, introspectively, versus the connected culture of today, primarily in consumption mode. With the ability to stream and…
It turns out nearly everyone I know has written a book. At a music festival my tent was surrounded…
A writer rises to meet the challenge of any story.
This is how I imagine the creation of English verb tenses went down:
Man 1: Let’s keep it simple and just indicate tense with context rather than the verbs themselves.
Man 2: No, dude, if we add lots of complicated rules and even more exceptions…
How my desire to say the right thing stopped me from saying anything at all.
Write some scenes. Win a great prize.
For the sixth straight year, August is Scene-Writing Month here at Go Into The Story. Every Monday-Friday, I will upload a post with a scene-writing prompt. Each day, write a scene per those guidelines…
Monomousumi has announced the monthly “International Essay Competition”, which aims to find the best creative writer from all over the world in different categories. The winner can win exciting prizes, scroll of honour and…
My phone sings out the tune from Land of the rising sun.
블록체인에서는 알고리즘 프로세스를 통해서 블록체인 네트워크 상의 거래내역(Transaction)이나 블록의 유효성을 검사하여 거래 내역의 정확성을 증명하고 유효성을 검사하여 체인에 새로운 블록을 형성하는 과정이…
How much have I missed out on because I didn’t…
When your energy levels are high, you can create high-quality content!
A series this week on set pieces: A scene or set of scenes with a big idea, feel and/or scope to them, oftentimes associated with major plot points, and always about entertainment.
We promise it’s pretty painless!
There is no Harm in saying that technology has become an integral part of our lives. It has made everything seamlessly easier for us but has also abolished some of our greatest traditions like writing with a pen. Development of various…
Change is the only constant in life — Heraclitus
I have been helping out a friend who owns a small vineyard and winery. She’s been running her business for more than 30 years and still does most tasks the old way. From managing clients to sending out emails, they are still all done using Excel and Word. Oh, and there’s no…
We all have that little voice inside of our heads, but it isn’t always saying the same thing. It can be encouraging, but most of the time, it’s not. It comes along in our darkest times to keep us down. It lets us know that we have no chance accomplishing the things we set out to…
The last three years and six months I’ve traveled to 30+ countries, made tons of new friends, and…
This is the fourteenth article in a series I’m writing on gender. Equal parts personal narrative and transgender studies I hope to explore topics…
Half A Century
Well, another year has come and gone.
I sympathize with the thief — for his life and quest
To be unjust and afraid of being…
One day I was driving down the road and I saw a print shop that was advertising free…
he didn’t introduce me to cocorosie, i said i hadn’t heard cocorosie, who are they? he played them and oh yes, true, I have [heard them], I like…
Au final, au plus profond de nous, nous ne nous sentons plus fières. Les résultats nous…
I’ll say this over and over again: I prefer handwritten letters to printed letters. I’ve always been endeared with…
Annika Jacobsen’s got you. Check out her book, “Create: How To Write Your Book And Create Your Legacy”
It’s literally free.
That’s right.
Hello fellow Medium writers!
Have you visited Writing Together’s bi-monthly writing prompt installment, Written Promptly Together?
What really matters?
Anger is one of the many ways that we express emotions. It’s negative and is often the response to many things from…
I did my homework. Three pages. I tell myself the stories I myself experience and live inside of my head. I…
That one big idea that will change everything.
That one big deal.
That one call.
That one date.
That one big thing that will change everything….
Should our words come adorned or just naked?
“Twenty-two, twenty-two, come on back to me, come on back to me!”
— Lost in America (1985), written by Albert Brooks, Monica Johnson
The restaurant, by the way, is on the cliff above the coastline, called, as you might imagine, The Cliff…
I’m not going to lie — I can barely spell. Yet, I recently started journaling a few sentences a day. To give some context, I generally sit down for 5 minutes in the morning or night to reflect on my previous day and write a brief summary of what happened, what I did, and how I felt.
Bertemu
denganmu
di
tengah
keramaian,
antara
When James Hanley was born into poverty in the Dublin slums in 1901, boys like him had no chance of higher education. He left school at…
Over my years of writing daily blog posts, I have tried out numerous publishing tools. In general, I do my best to keep…
From brain to pen, pen to brain
My existence will not be the…
Things you need to consider before getting sucked into this abyss
Welcome! To the first official blog/writing platform I’ve had since my teenage angst years. Here’s to hoping that this platform…
Escrever para mim é um negócio complicado. É o imenso sentimento de que tudo o que vou falar já foi falado inúmeras vezes, de inúmeras maneiras diferentes. É uma crítica da autocrítica de criar uma ideia e já ter resolvido o conflito no meio do texto, tornando-o desnecessário.
I am a developer and I am a writer. I cannot count how many times I have opened up a…
Recently, one of my friends on Facebook threw out a challenge to several of her friends, who are Writers, including me, to write about ‘how we write.’
Below is what I wrote in response:
Brian, I tried not to highlight all of this story. I agree and subscribe 100%.
Medium is doing its best to screw up anything. They promised a platform, they attracted small and independent authors, they built a company on that, then bye bye. Thanks for your time and money, now we are a magazine (a left-wing pop magazine, to…
You should write every day, they said. It really will help you focus, they said. You will benefit clearly…
Q: Is it okay to endanger someone’s life in order to achieve an artistic goal?
A: Werner Herzog (that’s his name) made a movie called ‘Fitzcarraldo.’ The main character of…
Hey! I’m an ageneric writer and sometimes poet and podcaster from NYC. I’d like to participate in the group as a whole, but there is one project I more or leess just go movi g that seems like it could be a fit. Let me know?
In a nutshell, it plays off a theory the poet Dina Hardy and I talked int use & practice between us…
Q: How does memory work?
A: “I Will Survive” was sung by Gloria Gaynor in 1978. I can think about the song and remember the harmony. For the next minute, I can mentally hum the song through the courses and the verses and then the chorus again and into the verse…
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Inspiração para mim é aquela coisa que aparece só nas horas inoportunas. No trem, no trabalho, ao meio do banho, numa conversa de bar com os amigos (bom para debater, não para anotar), durante o almoço de família, ao fazer exercícios e até quando vamos ao…
I previously described in my fucking feelings the pivot point of my life to date.
I’m not ready because the stars have aligned to give me limitless time and unbounded…
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I couldn’t agree more.
Once they steer (and they had) toward a magazine open (virtually) to independent contributions, they need diversity in their editorial team. Else, they’re just the same old magazine, with the only difference that they built their success on us on different premises. We, paying members who stupidly…
If you think speaking out is easy, I’m asking you to think again.
Writing is the most abundant thing one can do. Writing is instant manifestation of what one is desiring. Writing is easy when the doors are open and the breeze enters to be witnessed as change and feeling. Then the magic of a human being translates…
We are used to using the same words for different things. Language is so limited. I think all the confusion starts there.
As long as you want to write poems and you write poems you are a poet for yourself. That energy and intention may be enough for you.
La di da is a mental state that artists occupy when they make art. It’s the feeling of, “La la la. I’m doing something and my arms are flailing.” La di da is carefree fun. Why does a leaf ride a breeze? For the same reason an artist la di das. They have been swept away. The juices that run…
Today was one of those days. A lot to do and accomplish and even after trying you feel like you didn’t do enough.
Is it ever enough?
“Around this time last year I was struggling to…
Can’t emphasise how much I agree with this. The San Francisco thing is particularly annoying and I’m puzzled as to why a platform supposedly dedicated to being a place where writers anywhere in the world can post has not taken any steps to address this yet. Nor do I get the reason why fiction / poetry doesn’t get more coverage. There is a dedicated…
The #1 reason people don’t pursue their dreams is that they have not yet found the bravery within…
I definitely acknowledge and respect it’s a business at the end of the day. Which is a conclusion that like you said — just hurts my writers heart. Forgive my language but I just feel like the whole no ad thing was a dick tease. They made us believe they were different than all the other platforms. We were sold a dream, one we bought into and are…
I’ve checked Steemit in the past, marjorie. The concept is not bad but I’m suspicious about the excessive focus on money and the Steem currency. Seems more a money-machine than a writing platform. But I’ve not tested personally so maybe I’m wrong, and I’m still waiting for more first-hand feedback from authors I appreciate.
(This essay was originally published elsewhere on a personal blog of mine, years and years ago. It’s being crossposted here with a few changes and updates.)
The question new fiction writers often ask is whether it’s better to plan your story ahead of…
The story of beginning of my writing life
I don’t mean this in a whiny, watered-down Netflix and chill till I’m better modality. I mean I hate silly infections that try to block my work, and I mean to kill every last microbe.
If you are preparing to complete your thesis at a university, choosing a quality editing service is critical to your success. Thesis editing is a…
Your follower count has climbed quite a bit since you wrote this, Ashwini… That’s so great to see! 🎉
I would LOVE to be included as a poet here, and I even have my first poem ready to go. Thanks so much for creating this space! 🙏
I’m writing my third book live on the Internet, and you can follow along! Today: the…
Dr. Alexander Mirtchev is Vice-President of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI), London, est. 1831, and Executive Chairman RUSI International. He serves as Board Director and Member of the Executive Committee of the Atlantic Council of the…
Learning to write
Dear Friend,
I just realized something. I’m on a mini-break before school starts. Been in school so long it’s hard to tell when there’s a break.
School starts back up 20 August 2018. I’m going to do my most favorite thing in the world today. Do you know…
A Short Story Review
Immersion
Submerge yourself into the world. Live fully, dive into passion with abandon, taste all life has to offer, all you are drawn to. Do this with consciousness and all that you are drawn to will reveal much of yourself to you. Feast on every experience as well as every lesson. After some time, once you have enjoyed all…
I try to always not only clap, but comment on other’s writing, when I like it. I don’t always get there… sometimes my mind is just blank after I’ve read a post. I know I like it, but can’t think of anything to say.
But I know how much I like to get comments, so I try to leave ‘em for other people. It’s what I love about…
Hi Dave, I just read your piece about Burning Man Island. Sounds like a worthwhile get-to-know-yourself-better experience.
Best wishes for your writing and life-learning success.
Kaustubh is standing on the terrace of his home and looking down the road, he is startled by a tap on his shoulder.
Commenting definitely works. Now where’s my follow back? ;)
Your Blonde Hair
Mozzarella Sticks
I really enjoyed reading your piece. thank you .
Do check out my own story about “ How I became a Writer” .
Marvellous piece of writing. Really liked reading it. I found it quite compelling.
Do check out my journey of writing. You may like it
https://medium.com/@farrukhsw/how-i-became-a-writer-40c6effa2264
I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m not happy anymore
Growing over Dollar Signs
I think you hit the nail on the head about growing on the platform. As we learn to use Medium to its fullest, we will find knew ways to reach more people and along the way make a few bucks to reach more people.
Congrats on the milestone too!
Destined as a slave from birth
She owned a colour imprinted on her by nature
Secrets of her past locked away
Stripped of her identity
Good luck, Tom Kuegler!
And she vowed to love him
Defying time to walk through the halls of death
A roaming soul trapped in oblivion, intertwined with destiny’s curse…..
Poem by
Elma Isikima
Good succinct advice. More people should be reading your posts.
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Congrats Jack, recently crossed the same milestone! Look forward to growing on the platform
the old song is playing
we’re sitting
Brandon,
Great story,
Had me reading to the end. Well done.
Blessings,
Janis
A short story can be a literary work that tells a few event in a specific setting. These compilation of events would be the product with the writer’s powerful mind and imagination. Those are the response to contemplations, and realizations made by the article author…
There is a reason why people may fail to seek any help because of false thinking and understanding. At one point, a person may miss a great opportunity because of the fear of the unknown or inaccurate details. The many…
Amazing read! Thank you for sharing:)
Amazing read. Thank you for pouring your heart out on the page:)
