Finishing another hypothetical New Year…
When you’re transitioning from one task to another, you’re at risk of falling off the tracks. If you understand the factors at play, you can design task transitions that will keep you productive and focused.
Anyone who’s ever been a student will agree that writing an essay is not easy. In fact, it…
Our media landscape is full of stories about police officers and those with the…
What are you good at? What are you terrible at?
I’m reprising a 4-part series from 2012 on The Heroine’s Journey because it’s as relevant today as it was…
When you read any story that has a large amount of a particular culture in it, you are reading an ethnic…
Writing is most often a lonesome creative endeavor. Typically, it involves one person alone…
Six word stories, ancestral threads, the perils of goal-setting, elaborate reading systems, hypocognition…
Writing a novel is hard. It’s like trying to decide whether the chicken or the egg…
สวัสดีค่าา ชาว MFEC ทุกท่าน กลับมาพบกันอีกครั้งกับ MFEC คนอยากเขียน ไม่สิ…
The time the legendary musician Taj Mahal laid words of wisdom on me.
It’s 1979. After getting my M.Div. degree from Yale, I take a year off before pursuing my doctorate (at…
Ted Kramer: [while Billy brings ice cream to the table] You go right back and put that right back until you finish your dinner… I’m warning you, you take one bite out of that and you are in big trouble. Don’t… Hey! Don’t you dare… Don’t you DARE do that. You hear me? Hold…
Dear editors,
In copy editing, we have the term “vanity caps.” You see vanity caps a lot in PR materials: Maybe that new burger place serves a Bacon Cheeseburger, or that architectural firm styles its name LiKE ThIS for some reason.
I am in love with youAnd I can seeThat you also feelSomething about meBut where does this lead?Obviously we can’t be togetherThe way I needAnd you’re hurting me
One of the best essays on writing ever written. Orwell proves his argument that clear writing and moral clarity are, though not intrinsically linked, potent workmates when harnessed for a good cause.
Today, I want to offer a refresher on the topic of essential and nonessential clauses. If grammar jargon makes your eyes glaze over, don’t worry: It’s actually pretty simple.
So, I got my first nasty comment. It had to happen sooner or later, in this world of contrasts we all…
You must have heard the story of the elephant and the four blind men. Four blind…
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…
I’ve written a lot on Medium, recently crossing the 600 post mark. That means if you…
The Simple Fact: We MUST See Ourselves as Writers
According to Regie Routman in Writing Essentials, “the simple fact is that we have to see ourselves as…
It’s not helping.
For years, I thought that power belongs to the heroes of books. People who were created in the minds of…
In the past three years, I’ve developed quite the knack for answering (and asking, sorry) ice breaker questions. That’s what being an ASB turned building government representative turned camp counselor turned resident assistant turned [insert any other peppy noun]does to you, I…
It turns out that the following real-world question is closely related to finding collisions for hash functions:
How many people are needed at a party such that there is a reasonable chance that at least two people have the same birthday?
My friends, it’s been an amazing August. Were all of you productive? I know summer is sort of over and stuff but look on the bright side…
..Hmm.. Well, there’s Fall I guess?
I have a hard time remaining positive…
The story is so good in your head. You feel the emotion, your soul is burning and your mind is racing. You have to share it with the world, you want to take nothingness, a blank page, an empty screen, an…
Republished from Kveller — 5/2/17.
Well, I’ve been a member of Medium for one year. I joined in August 2017 and started actively posting stuff in September…
A lot of writers consider music to be a vital part of their writing process. They have playlists they write…
Ideas come from conversations with real people.
They don’t come from watching Netflix.
Ideas come from reading meaningful books.
If you continue in my word, then are you my disciples. John 8:31
宣言を守って「かな入力」で業務を行なっていますが、正直なところメール1通書くのもまだ苦痛です。
学生さんがよく「フリックの方が楽だし早い」と云う気持ちを身をもって痛感していますが、そんな経験ができただけでも収穫だと思っています。できるようになってしまうと、できなかった頃の気持ちを忘れてしまって、まだできずに苦しんでいる人の気持ちに寄り添えなくなることも多々ありますからね。
Idea Of The Day series, #1.
At least it didn’t sound like a problem, but it’s 21:56 now and I’ve just started writing this. I…
Thank you for participating in the first-ever Copy-Editing Theme Week. Any lingering questions or feedback about how the week went? Let me know!
My son gave me the best surprise a few years ago. He came to me and said Mom, I’ve been writing a book. First I froze, then…
It’s 8 pm on August 29. I know I already missed my first assigned blogging day, and I’m pretty sure I’ve missed the…
Being nice and kind never backfires. It is only your perception of how it is being received by the…
Want to create better content? Take a lesson from someone who knows about good user experience — you.
Yesterday, August 29th, was my birthday. I’m always thankful to make it to another birthday because tomorrow…
I read your post, thinking about making more coffee when I got to the line:
‘I should clean up before I put some time aside to write.’
During the next academic year. I’m getting old. If you do not mind me asking — how old are you Maarten van Doorn? I was reading your work and thinking to myself how bright of a future you have on here and off. My dad always told me to think like a philosopher but speak and write like a truck driver and you have that down pat already. Unfortunately I…
From famous cases of forgery to instances of accidental self-plagiarism, anyone can become a victim of content theft in one way or another. Anytime you publish original content online, you become vulnerable to the threat of being…
Impressionism, which is associated with the French school of painting, also had a California presence. While it is the…
Let me start by saying I do not, nor will I ever, consider myself an expert when it comes to any web…
Phantom
I spirale
Into oceans within
In oldest time,
Naked and alone, I sat,
Afraid, I looked up, Into the stars for hope,
From the river of pearls above,
I gathered shining bits for my own tale.
A poem
Dark unknowns, shredded by beginning glowsCold whisps, replaced by comforting raysAnother new beginning…
Scared to Start
“You won’t know how far you can go until you start”
As I sit here in the lab room working on my proposal draft in between running participants, I think to myself, am I going to be able to submit a proper draft by tomorrow? Recently I’ve been locking myself into a one person cubicle so that I’m not distracted by others…
How many blogs can one man start and abandon before he just gives up on writing altogether? The answer in my case is, apparently, at least three. Or four, depending on if you view my video game review website on Tripod as a blog. This one is probably going to be especially pointless…
Woah. Creepy. I’ll definitely take a look at your blog.
…is that it can become an excuse for not writing. Every writer I’ve met is guilty of this to one degree or another, and lately I’ve had the uneasy feeling that I’ve sacrificed too much of my own writing time to talk about writing.
“ The allure of writing is like a commitment to a narcotic; you can never use it up or get enough of it.”
Its like you read my mind!
One for the road 😏
My first tragedy left me speechless.
The Simple Rule of Writers
Tonight I couldn’t do the writing as I had planned. I have a bad headache, poor Internet access, no idea about what I should write about.
Last year, I dedicated a lot of time on writing in Farsi. I wanted to become a writer. By writer I don’t mean someone who writes books…
Monday
They’re busy but don’t want to be, they prefer the past and are always trying to go back, but all thier friends know they’ll never be young again and deep down they know it too. They have a husband and 2 kids named Lola and Lily
Email is the most common and useful tool for communication, especially in the business sector. Thus, whenever you send professional email messages, it’s really important to make sure the message is perfect. For this reason we are devoting this post to help you improve…
Why fabricating stone countertops was the best job ever.
Na minha cabeça está tudo certo. A gente que se embola.
How to know your dreams from your hobbies?
Does ebook word count and page length matter? It mattered a lot in print books, where a book that…
I am still on the road
Article # 04
Effective Writing
Published in US Magazine — The News
Friday, April 14, 2006
E.B. White is a great editor from New York who, when accepting the National Media for Literature said…
Senior year our English teacher had us write every day for the first fifteen minutes. It didn’t matter what the subject was and or whether or not it made sense, the point was write for fifteen minutes without focusing so much on the story, the plot, and or whether or not someone would even want to read it.
Absolutely true, Molly. 15 common household items that can kill your children right now. Tune in at 11 for all the details. I don’t watch TV and I have found a community of like-minded souls here on Medium as well.
Good stuff, mate. Thank you for sharing the love.
Not wishing to put forth into the world drunken long-hand diary entries has stopped me trying to write memoirs.
The discipline of turning experience into fiction is better for me, and any potential readers ;)
written August 30, 2018
One line prompt from Chalkboard saw a light through a chain linked fence. It was the light that caught my eye and my own light. Maybe all we have to do is see the light and be open and it will do the rest. I always tend to feel that I am not doing something…
Some wonderful ideas here, thanks so much for sharing — and I wish you great good fortune and success with your book! 👍😊
Here’s the link for people who want to support me on Patreon:
Hi Riley, Great to hear! I’ve added you as a writer, you can now submit any of your old or new stories. Look forward to reading them!
Yep. And yep.
I’ve written hundreds of articles for clients. I’ve written more than a hundred that actually carry my name. In actual print publications. Yet I remain relatively unknown. That is no one’s fault but my own. I was beginning to embrace video last November. Uploaded my first real estate investing education videos…
I used the term cross-linking in a generic way but I’ve specific ways of using it.
I share your feelings about keeping a clear footer. But that part is also a great opportunity to suggest further readings or actions. So, I usually put a single and relevant further reading there. Occasionally I put a link to my recap there if…
self over matter
When you realize nobody has ever truly loved you and least not in a way that you have loved them. You have never received the love that you deserved but still manage to love them.
My heart been broken over and over and over again. I keep praying and wishing you’ll love me like I felt you did; love me like I love you but I’m…
So, I will be the first to admit it, I hate working analogue. I totally get how much faster and cheaper it is than digital, but scribbling out boxes and writing something inside is a pain in the ass. I’m in the midst of doing 5…
New here.
I used to write. A lot when I was a teenager. Since getting older and falling into the trap of capitalism and working to live I have lost a good deal of what used to make me……well me. My days have been the same for over 15 or 16 years now. Wake up go to work, come home, dinner, shower, sleep, repeat. I wanted to…
No hay tiempo ni espacio ni se necesita para explicar los placeres, esos que se defienden como parte del espacio personal, que se defienden incluso como un ejercicio de rebeldía que tal vez desde afuera no pueda comprenderse.
Nicely written, Gregory. Write for yourself. Just as your journal entry brought back past memories in greater detail (the reason for journaling, writing), what you write now will bring you detail and meaning when you read your writing years from now.
Thanks for this acknowledgment, August. I personally dislike what I see as our culture’s excessive emphasis on (bordering on worship of) goals. The downside is burnout, or even physical injury in the case of athletic goals. I find that having multiple projects in progress allows me to set aside anything I get stuck on, work other stuff for a while…
Rather than digging into my own day-t0-day worries today, I wanted to flip the script and make sure I wrote…
I think quantity reinforces quality actually- you might lose a bit of flash in the short term.
In the long run though- practice can only help. It might even improve your process.
Good work, keep bleeding ink
I want to be a writer!
Am I too late to join? I really enjoy your publication and newsletter and would love to contribute.
Think Before You Retcon
Absolutely, Ernio. Being in the company of writers has boosted my desire to write and the quality of my writing. Thank you.
Progressing in academia, one’s learning methodology upgrades and changes, making flexibility important. Don’t sell out neither.
The Writer
We thought you had gone,Like a whisper on child’s lipsWhen they are awed by Simple things adults noLonger notice
One of them weeks. Last week was rough, tough and busy. Constantly on the go, to the point where I was actually physically exhausted. I slept for like 14 hours between Sunday and Monday.
This week…I’m either recovering from that, really not interested in the work I need to be doing or both. I…
Say no to junk food
Avoid the toxic people
Hello there, I am PEG and operate under the pen name PEG ZONE i am a passionate writer and…
Ministry Ideaz is a distributor of high-quality, handcrafted Jehovah’s Witness ministry supplies with an inventory that ranges from book bags and leather Bible covers to organizers and bookmarks. Based in South America, Ministry…
Hi Kat (perfect name for this post!) Looking forward to seeing your kitty photos when you get back … and I’ll connect with you on Facebook to see what’s happening on Fridays!
معنى أن أتيك طوعًا وأشبث قلبي بسلاسل؟
أن يسوقني عقلي إلى معضلة الحب هذه قبل قلبي
أن أسلمك تفكيري قبل مشاعري
هل تعيّ جيدًا الأن كيف يعكس حبك المنطق؟
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Actionable tips to spruce up our writing! As a non-native speaker of English, I tend to overlook the virtue of lucidity.I am carried away by verbose and florid metaphors.Conversational style eludes me.I understand that simplicity is the best way to strike a rapport with the readers.
Solving plenty of homework and complex assignments has always been quite taxing for the students. No wonder why students look for essay help online every time they are asked to work on a difficult task. While there are several assignment help…
Nesiller, my friend, I think the issue is beyond this. The culture. I live in the USA for 40 years. Have a graduate degree. Have read hundreds of books, here. Despite all of that, I still can not capture the original spirit of the indogenous American writer. You say you are Anatolian, which means Turkish, which is eastern. Iam eastern too. When we…
‘Hello world’ is what I was supposed to say but given how much I love women — their grace, charm, innate strength and will power — I would prefer saying — ”Hello women”. Don’t get me wrong. I have nothing against men. I can go on and on about their…
collaboration is inevitable when it comes to writing. especially in this day in age. the text made the point that when people write a story or post anything on social media, there is tons of collabortation that comes along with it. people “comment” and banter back and forth and create the…
Hello! My name is Bekah Johnston. I am currently taking an online class called “Christianity and Culture”. In this class, students have been asked to annotate a few books, and write on a blog about what we read. Each week, I plan to post on this blog about different things that perk my interest…
there’s a mystery inside this box, there’s a code to open this empty box
there’s a mystery in my heart, but I don’t know the code to let you in
there’s been sunny days despite my loneliness, and also rainy days when I’m with you
We would drink our hot tea
and drive
up hills and along the winding road
without words, handholding in the dark.
I’m guilty of the most useless tweaks. I’ll go over the same line again and again, making tweaks that aren’t important to anyone else but me. It’s silly.
Recently, I’ve gotten better at just picking a topic and writing it out in one hit. My hit publish time has been cut in half!
My daughter recommended I read this and I’m so glad. It’s one of the most delightful stories I’ve read in quite some time. It could so easily not have worked, because it’s as much philosophy as fiction (I could see this being required reading in a college philosophy class, on the syllabus right next to Crito, or Judith Thompson). But you’ve made it…
I’ve never been one for drugs. I’ve dallied with various substances that come under the moniker, but lack of funds has generally kept me away. That and complicated moral issues that are both long and rather boring.
…
You are my Sunshine — — — — — all dressed in yellow — — — — — you remind me of a Sunflower — — my Starlight — — — — — — — -May you shine bright and live long, blossom and go on — — — — — — to become — — — — — — — — — my golden lotus..
When you in the morning open your eyes, you can hear tens of birds, singing the most beautiful song that you've ever heard. They create wonderful symphony, that cannot be ever repeated. So you enjoy that you can just lay and listen to magnificence. But... You'll never notice that once, there was…
“Something good will come of all things yet.” — Jack Kerouac
Not giving it a real honest attempt at turning my passions into my life’s work. thankful to say I am in the process of doing that know with my writing.
Very poetic!
