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Why I am Failing as a Writer: Part 8 – The Things We Think We Know
For once, I am not certain I really connect with this one. I am not failing as a writer because I really believe I know how to write. Or that I already know X, Y, or Z about the craft. I really don’t. If anything, my problem is the opposite. Or rather, it is that…
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Slips, Trips, and Falls
Last Friday I missed the posting of a short piece of fiction for Free Fiction Friday. Of course, doing so produced in me a pang of guilt and annoyance. Partly because I want to be flawless in the execution and partly because it exposed that I have still a lot of things that I am…
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Why I am Failing as a Writer: Part 7 – Trying to Compete
“Comparison is the thief of joy.” – Theodore Roosevelt “Compare Yourself To Who You Were Yesterday, Not To Who Someone Else Is Today.” – Jordon B Peterson “The curse of comparison will scare you from attempting anything.” – Bangambiki Habyarimana Why am I posting quotes on comparison when the title says “Trying to compete”? Part…
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Trade-offs
Many things sit on a metaphorical shelf in my mind. Those things are my interests. The activities I’d like to take part in, the stories I’d like to read, the shows I’d like to watch, the skills I’d like to learn… Unfortunately, it seems that of late that shelf appears to be collecting dust. Too…
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Why I am Failing as a Writer: Part 6 – Too Close…
Kristine Kathryn Rusch called part 6 of her series on “How Writers Fail” Words, so I am inclined to do the same. But the title there is deceiving. This one is about getting stuck in words. There’s something bigger here. This post is part 6 in my ongoing series where I turn a self-directed critical…
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converting caffeine into words
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