IELTS, The International English Language Testing System, is an international standardized test of English language proficiency for non-native English language speakers. People generally take this test when they have to immigrate to an English speaking country.
I’m on the verge of taking a huge risk!
If you don’t know where you’re going you’ll never get there
Social media is both a blessing and a curse for the exact same reason: it gives everyone the chance to…
“‘Ode to Ice Cream’ by Vada Sultenfuss. I like ice cream a whole lot/It tastes good on days that are hot/On a cone or in a dish/This will be my only wish/Vanilla, chocolate, rocky road/Even with pie, a la mode.”
I’m reprising a 4-part series from 2012 on The Heroine’s Journey because it’s as relevant today as it was over 6 years ago.
Many of the great artists and so-called original thinkers have said, in various forms, that stealing is essential…
My friends at Stoked were looking for podcast guests to tell personal stories that have had a long-lasting effect on their lives. I didn’t volunteer. I wrote this instead. I hope it helps someone.
“So then faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God” Rom 10:17
During one of my business trips to China, my host and I started a conversation over lunch that led to the subject of duality. He explained that it is the underpinning concept of…
如題，我開始用另一個 Medium 帳號，以英文寫文章了。現在很缺讀者和 followers；如果不嫌棄的話，歡迎各位也追蹤我這個新帳號。
Getting feedback on your work is crucial. It helps you get it to where it needs to be now, and helps you improve for the future. Collaborative writing tools like Google Docs, etherpad and Office365 make it so easy for people to collaborate and feed back on documents, but…
We all deal with considerable “insincerity,” even here where we have a forum for original thought. So many writers find articles and stories they like, figuring they’ll make it their own—especially in the self-improvement category. “Writing to be seen” appears to be the order of the day, from texting to self-publishing. Books today are about being…
How long does your child take to write? Is he writing very slowly? If you have noticed that your child is writing at a very slow pace do not ignore it. You might be having a perception that it is very normal for him to write that way but…
Movies adapted from the novels of Alistair MacLean were one of the inspirations of my childhood. I was not as devoted as Howard…
The Many Facets Of Fletcher
▪I am somewhat OCD.
▪I like Campbell’s Chicken and Noodle Soup, but I don’t eat the chicken.
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Do you know that feeling, when you’re surfing, and you’re in this blue and white water tube, your right hand, just your fingertips, are lightly brushing the wave, and your feet are feeling the slick…
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…
What I’ve found after 30-days on Medium.
Let’s talk about how much we love books.
When someone asked renowned Graphic Designer Milton Glaser what he did for a living, he responded by saying, “I move…
This ladyAlways dresses in redAfter you fall for her;She’s entirely irresistibleAnd totally a mysteryOf what her preferences are;Or does she want them all?
Isn’t it ironic?
After I wrote a post about how I wouldn’t stop writing because I didn’t want to…
“I think this is a terrific time to be…
Thinking Together, Writing Together
With all due respect Deb, your failure in this context was a lack of preparation and perhaps an overconfidence in your ability to “freestyle” your way through the meeting.
We cannot control certain parameters nor inputs in real life. To me, the addition of extra participants in your meeting is a sign of respect and how much…
Oh it’s beyond just dating.
So today a wonderful lesson happened to me and my team. We had launched our products and encountered extremely warm responses from a slightly more advanced company in the retail space. We met up and had a great initial…
Hi, I’m Beth Barany, a writing coach and teacher who helps fiction writers experience clarity…
My heart called the other day. He asked if we could meet tomorrow after work. “It’s been a while since we’ve talked. I follow your adventures on the Instagrams — looks like you’re doing great.” he said. “Tell me about your travels. I want the inside scoop!” he continued. We agreed…
You know what I hate about writing?
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This is the first time I am articulating my thoughts on this matter, so I can just hope you aren’t running out of breath in an attempt to catch up. This might sound like a journal entry, but it is not. It is a conversation, a dialogue with everyone who is lost and trying to find their way, not…
It may be time to carve out a new genre just for listicles. They’re everywhere. Is it a passing phase or should we turn…
Your article brought so many memories, and I wish you success. You see there are so many similarities as my husband had to make a similar decision when he finished college. He loved writing but was outstanding in the technological field. Like you, he had to chose. He turned to technology but chose a job with mandatory retirement at 50. He planned a…
The basic skills CANNOT be built overnight.
From personal experience, let me assure you that if you don’t stop wasting time and utilize it by reading or building reasoning skills, then the vast seats of the vicious cycle will make you an offer which you…
Do you like writing? Do you have a story in mind? Share it with us and get a chance to win! We invite school students all over the world to join the short story competition organized by the…
Writing is one of my favorite hobbies. Since I was a kid, writing has been something…
I think that I referred to myself as a “real” writer when my articles started getting published in a local magazine, and then some got published for an online publication. I can feel confident in saying I’m a real writer because I do it all the time. I just can’t say that I “write for a living,” because I don’t. In the past four weeks I’ve earned $72…
I know the title is snarky, but believe me when I say that I’m not putting Medium down. In fact, I plan to do just the opposite.
I’ve been freelancing for nearly ten years, and I can honestly say I’ve been paid less than five cents…
Someone said once that the greatest sign of a poet’s devotion is writing you into a poem. There’s just one problem- I can…
Those small creatures hiding behind the white curtains
Before I launched my business, I sat around daydreaming of what it would look like to…
I sit tired by the chimney
As the fire grows forlorn,
Looking down I spotted an image of Benjamin Franklin at my feet. It adorned a small green bill, with the number 100…
Your writing is so lovely…I am sitting at my desk on a Tokyo night, remembering Paris from decades ago, and delighted that you reminded me of what makes the city so special.
I am glad that you acknowledge with grace what privilege you have, and you can both enjoy it and yearn to see others have the same, who have scant chance to do so.
Solid info, well done! I am a big fan of “show, don’t tell” :)
Is the only thing we need.
And it’s the only thing we have.
So choose wisely…
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Have you but a moment, only a spare moment?
I’m probably going to start doing a random rant series of posts. In them, I’ll just start writing about whatever’s on my mind at the time. Now, granted, this means that what I write might not be entirely coherent and make a whole lot of sense. However, It will help give me ideas on what to write for…
The Bridge - (instrumental - Bonjr - It’s Ok, You’re Ok) Beat available on YouTube. Follow me on Instagram at _frenchrose_
Enjoy.
0:39 (verse 1):
Tell me
Am I still dreaming?
There are more articles online about finding your writing voice than I could list in a week, and then if you hit up your local library there’s even more books than that available. Hell, a quick search on Amazon for…
I’m just stuck. I’m not stuck like sticky stuck or stuck like stuck in a hole. I’m…
Description Is Not Only for The Story
And I, the lonely I
Have found the stair the sky
Not because I’ve been hiding, or running about entertaining myself to death.
I’ve been working and will have announcements on that work soon.
Memories fall away with each year,
Gradually
You’re left holding a few moments of significance.
As we stand idly by, watching time bend.
We span our lives
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all you gotta do is ask
got me holding this glass
half full
On Writing
Before this site I did not write much. I mean, besides filling out one of these anxiety worksheets, I didn’t write at all. I actually didn’t even read that much. From the outside looking in, that may not seem truthful as I’m posting every week about a few amongst the many articles I’ve read, but it really is. This…
My Moleskine is my best friend.
You may have passed your college submission essay and now you are hoping to graduate with the best grades…
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look what you made me do
just can’t get through to ya
Today I got feedback on something I wrote a long time ago.
I’ve known this whole time that it wasn’t ready for submission or publication yet, I was still way too close to it, but a friend encouraged me to submit it anyway.
The writing begins, again. I’ve been on the web now since 1995. In that time I’ve had a sporadic…
For the first time, I learned that the postponement of important cases is called procrastination from here https://essaypro.com/blog/procrastination/,but this article reveals the whole essence, and you can seriously think about how procrastination can be used for good purposes.Thank you, Liz Huber, for writing this article.Incredible!
Ah, the obligatory introduction post. How I loathe thee.
But in all seriousness: new to Medium, not to blogging. Actively working on my senior thesis for my last degree. Training three dogs for agility, one for service. Cat is a monster. Anxiety is real.
It’s amazing that Hemingway could raise 5,000 francs, since his friends weren’t doing any better than he was. Hadley was paying most of the bills (piano lessons and a small annuity). Still, it’s quite the dedication to art, and owning a Miró must have been quite thrilling. Imagine bringing that painting home, then slipping outside to catch a pigeon. Heady days back then.
words don’t work anymore,they can’t open the door
George J Ziogas George Ziogas I loved this one! Brought oomph to my motivation to read and write with fun! Great advice, be yourself and write with fun! PS, I Love Charles Bukowski!
Her house replaced a high-tech door, just tell the door a sentence, the door will automatically open…
“Hey, I have a non-work-related question for you.”
His supervisor paused and turned to him. He asked her about the prisoner penpal she had struck up a correspondence with. Could the friend who had facilitated the connection also connect him with a prisoner who wanted…
Every writer need audience. No matter what you write, books, blog posts, a status update, tweets, or even a caption for your Instagram pics.
Today, everyone are writers and publishers. We can very…very easy to publish anything to anyone.
tl;dr I’ve redesigned some stuff on my website again, to make space for new things
You know that feeling? That you have to take a look back and check if everything is going fine? 🙄 Well, after some time it was time to do exactly that for my website. Some time…
Have you ever explored your creativity in writing? You might have often thought of but not yet penned down. Busy with today’s lifestyle, usually there is no time to devote to thing you love to do. But getting into touch with a community that thinks…
Gone are the days when finger painting and daytime naps were as common as the cold. Instead , replaced by…
It’s truly amazing what can be created out of pain and struggle. There is so much to learn in times like this, and it’s so healing to turn all of that into inspiration, growth, and writing. May we always remain humble and remember times such as these.
Hello Friends! (Shawn Mendes Imagines!)
Hey guys!
Thought I’d add this in, I am here to write and to show you guys some super cool stuff I would love writing about and IMAGINE would happen to me in real life…
Not sure I understand this entirely. Perhaps I have to read more, but the argument surrounding a canon (many making the case for a specific one) isn’t so easy. It’s not like these are the only complex works out there.
You also use the words of social justice as if it’s some passing phase or superficial. It’s anything but.
Hi Diane, anyone who is a self-proclaimed cat person, get MY claps! AND I can’t resist quoting Mark Twain again with some gender changes.. “When a woman loves cats, I am her friend and comrade, without further introduction.”
Hi Melanie, thanks for following me. I’ve returned the favor. Also, in the For What It’s Worth Dept., I’m a total cat person too.
Best wishes in all you do!
This is the best quote I read all month, “Your readers are people, not fucking Pokémon.” Simply amazing!
I’ve written already about my struggles with motivation, how inspiration can become almost overwhelming one moment and disappear entirely the next. This is something I am constantly fighting, but it is not the only struggle.
A very clever, laugh-out-loud funny ending.
This blog post is part of the series “The overengineered ebook” written to prevent suicides world wide. :: I recommend starting at the starting line…
i’m small
Great post, great quote! I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the revision/rewriting process. I think that mistakes obviously go down the more you do this. But I’m also thinking of the kinds of revisions that sometimes lead you to take one blog post and make it two, or take a scene or character from your story and realize that this is really what…
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August 30, 2018
Work rushes in. My mother complains. I listen, nod and do what I want anyway.
I watch an interview of George RR Martin with Stephen King. Stephen King says he writes six pages a day. George RR Martin is me when he…
One inside story..
The need to express dragged me to the writing world. It gave me the freedom and space to talk without being interrupted. So despite the inadequacy of words that I faced because of my terrible english vocabulary I still wrote.
Shannon. it’s obvious that you are a great mom and that you are leaving Sophia not only a legacy of awesomeness but a clear path to follow to create her own awesome life.
I often have interesting classes with students. For instance, this article isn’t even going to be about the six-year-old from two days ago that is fluent in English and when the book wasn’t working shared a 30 minute conversation with me that included her desire to be a DNA scientist so that she…
My pleasure. Glad you found this motivating.
I agree. It can be a small insight or an earth shattering one.
