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x 2 Dear Dejected Rejected, for using this time to complete your essays, I applaud you. You may be rushing to submit your work before it is ready. You might be tempted to send out a version of your experience that is more real during a catastrophic time. It’s not enough to describe an emotion …
Five years is a long time to live stuck in your head and cut off from the world, without being able to reach out to anyone. There are many things we don’t do anymore. Food and health care have been included. Our house has a lot of empty space. We exist, but we don’t live. …
The reserve bucket is used for emergencies. I do not want to write a novel. It has never been my goal. I have the attention span of a bouncy ball, or a drunk person who forgets they are in a public restroom. I can write 50,000 to 80,000 words, but not on the same topic. …
Realized writing is more than just a passion. I used to write for fun. I have always needed an outlet to express my imagination, and I have been told that I have a vivid imagination. I wanted to write down the stories in my head. It is a part of who I am. I didn’t …
Your first thoughts make the best headlines. Cynthia Marinakos drew the illustration. A helpful tool to help you decide and a simple way to write headlines. It was hopelessly out of place along the main road. A man is blowing around in the wind next to a sign. There is a hidden gym that is …
The best headlines come from your first thoughts. Read More »
The image was created by David Torcivia. The first time Sorkin ever wrote for fun, he talked about it on the Bill Simmons show. After college, Sorkin wrote for fun. It is insane. He is responsible for many movies and TV shows, including A Few Good Men, The American President, The West Wing, The Social …
If you want to write like Sorkin, begin by being bored. Read More »
There are 3 tricks you can use to improve your editing game. Being a better editor is part of becoming a better writer. There is a chrome extension and a scroll test. I will be sharing three simple tricks that have made editing easier for me and helped bring out the ideas in my stories. …
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Rejection seemed to be part of the process of becoming a writer for me. Rejection is harder to deal with after fifteen years of trying to learn the craft, an MFA, and multiple publications. It’s hard because each piece is a brand-new offering to the world, no matter how much experience I have; and it’s …
How to maintain motivation when you are rejected. Read More »
