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Steve Kettmann

Steve Kettmann

·Jun 21, 2020

Keep the Dead Alive

Most authors or would-be authors write out of some itch to outlast our heartbeat, to accomplish the improbable and have a mark we made live on beyond our life span, like our hominid ancestors scratching out forms on cave walls. …

Writers On Writing

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Keep the Dead Alive
Keep the Dead Alive
Writers On Writing

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Ilina Dimitrova

Ilina Dimitrova

·Jun 21, 2020

This is What I’ve Learned Writing Day and Night

I’ve been trying to become a better writer my entire life. I read a lot, I experiment a lot, and I delete a lot. The one thing I’ve learned is that the most important discovery for any writer is defining what good writing means to them. On Good Writing At the end of…

Writers On Writing

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This is What I’ve Learned Writing Day and Night
This is What I’ve Learned Writing Day and Night
Writers On Writing

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Camilo Koch

Camilo Koch

·Jun 21, 2020

un blog imperfecto

¿por qué un blog? — me pregunté y es que lo sentí necesario para que el escribir del libro una oportunidad en affinity publisher no se sintiese un proceso tan aislado para ti, sí, para ti. me preocupa que tu entiendas lo que estoy haciendo todos los días porque en…

Jiro Dreams Of Sushi

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un blog imperfecto
un blog imperfecto
Jiro Dreams Of Sushi

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Jessie Kwak

Jessie Kwak

·Jan 16, 2018

What I Learned In My Fourth Year As A Freelance Writer

Welcome to my annual review post, where I take a look back at 2017 to see how I make a living writing. Read about Year 3 (2016), Year 2 (2015) and Year 1 (2014). First off — yep, I’ve been at this freelance writing thing for four full years. (Well…

Freelancing

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What I Learned In My Fourth Year As A Freelance Writer
What I Learned In My Fourth Year As A Freelance Writer
Freelancing

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Melinda Crow

Melinda Crow

·Jul 3, 2017

Everything I Learned from 30+ Years as a Travel Writer Crammed into a Single Listicle

As far as travel writers go, I am an oldster. I come from the Typewriter Age. My first computer had the words “Radio Shack” on the side and it had no hard drive. Photographs for my first guidebook required black and white slide film. Really. …

Writing

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Everything I Learned from 30+ Years as a Travel Writer Crammed into a Single Listicle
Everything I Learned from 30+ Years as a Travel Writer Crammed into a Single Listicle
Writing

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Rachel Toalson

Rachel Toalson

·Mar 21, 2017

The Risky Power of a Writer’s Pen: On Bravery

In the wake of any big news item of interest or an issue of note or, say, political upheaval, the Internet is always filled with blogs and essays and informational articles that feature opinions, facts, opinions matched with facts and, in some cases, just plain vitriol. …

Writing

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The Risky Power of a Writer’s Pen: On Bravery
The Risky Power of a Writer’s Pen: On Bravery
Writing

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Rachel Toalson

Rachel Toalson

·Mar 7, 2017

How to Become an Expert Writer

I write in a lot of different genres, and for a while I thought that meant I couldn’t quite become an expert in any of them. But then I started breaking down what it really means to be an expert. …

Writing

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How to Become an Expert Writer
How to Become an Expert Writer
Writing

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Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD

Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD

·Feb 10, 2017

Write from the Heart

Inspired by Melodie Ramone’s writing: Open up. Don’t listen to other people’s opinions. Write in your unique voice. Write standing up. Write when you are sad, depressed, and couldn’t care less. Write when you are feel joyful, hopeful, and willing. Write on torn off pieces of your journal, on paper…

Writing

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Write from the Heart
Write from the Heart
Writing

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Rachel Toalson

Rachel Toalson

·Feb 7, 2017

On the Endless Possibilities of Writing What You Know

We’ve all heard it before. There is this timeless advice that’s always given to writers. It sounds like this: Write what you know. This advice is a little confusing. Should you only write what you know? Does that mean I have to always write from the perspective of a white…

Writing

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On the Endless Possibilities of Writing What You Know
On the Endless Possibilities of Writing What You Know
Writing

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Rachel Toalson

Rachel Toalson

·Jan 23, 2017

On the Myth that Writing Comes Naturally

I used to think that writing came naturally to me. When I was in high school I won all sorts of awards for my writing. When I became an adult, those awards didn’t stop coming, they just moved to the journalism sector. I was good at what I did. …

Writing

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On the Myth that Writing Comes Naturally
On the Myth that Writing Comes Naturally
Writing

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