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Does writing keep you out of shape? It does for me. I wouldn’t say I’m pudgy, but I used to be a pretty good athlete with very little fat on my body. Since I graduated from college, started my marketing career, then moved onto writing, I noticed one big change: I don’t push myself physically [...]
Can you write while traveling? Yes. Does it suck? Yes. After two weeks of traveling (for about a week to Indiana and an unexpected one week escapade of moving to a new home in Chicago) I have concluded one thing: Writing while traveling takes an extreme amount of self-control. It’s interesting, because most sites and [...]
My personal life often conflicts with my writing. My sister asks me to babysit my niece, my mom guilt trips me into tearing out cabinets for lake house renovations and my girlfriend sighs when I say I can’t go to a movie because I’m writing at 8:00pm. What I need is separation. Separation from the [...]
After you have found an idea for an intriguing blog post, concocted a beautifully written article, proofread and formatted, all that is left to do is hit the dreaded “Publish” button. I’ll be honest, I hesitate every time I push that little blue button, because I fear that it won’t reach it’s desired audience and [...]
I was proposed an interesting question after my post titled We Are All Children’s Writers, where I encouraged writers to remember the joys of childhood to liven up their writing. But, what if you didn’t have an actual “childhood”? How can a person who wasn’t given a “playtime” as a kid remember the joys of [...]
Yes, we all know the original book is almost always better than the adapted screen version. So what can your writing (and the writing industry) learn from movies? Movies and books are both wonderful storytelling mediums. However, movie productions provide some ideas on breaking past isolation barriers, bringing your story to life and adapting to [...]
I don’t have children, nor have I ever published a children’s story. I wrote a few short kid’s stories before, but nothing I considered sending out. I fancy myself a writer for adults, however after spending time with my niece Audrey and observing some of the shenanigans displayed by some of the local youths at [...]
I am a laid back person and very few things can get me to snap. However, writing can be one of those things. When I started thinking about writing for money and potentially making a living off of it, I legitimately thought that it would be the most relaxing, stress-free lifestyle anyone could hope for. [...]
An outline is essential when trying to design a well structured story without losing track of characters or plot points. However, is it necessary to write your story in order to come up with a quality result? Absolutely not. Tim O’Mara says that he avoids writing block by writing out of sequence, and from my [...]
Image courtesy of Maggie Smith / FreeDigitalPhotos.net As a former business student I have always been encouraged to take on as many tasks at the same time as possible. It was called multitasking, a valuable skill to list on a resume when applying for jobs right out of college. The ability to talk on the [...]
