Tag: success
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100 Days and Counting
Three days ago, I hit another milestone. I have written over 1000 words a day for 100 days in a row. More specifically, I’ve written 1000 words a day of fiction each day. Yay me! (Now it’s 103, but who’s counting? Oh… me.) Of course (and I will go into this again when I finally…
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The One Tip to Find Your Writing Voice
Of the many things that we all desire when we are writing is to find the voice. It’s that piece of you that permeates the pages of what you write, telling the person reading that even if they didn’t see your name, they know it is from you. But how does one find their voice?…
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The Fun of Being Unknown
I have a huge advantage right now. As a writer that is. As a creative mind. What’s that advantage? Being unknown. Okay, I think that I know what you are thinking: “how the f^@& is being unknown an advantage as a writer? Don’t you want readers to know you?” Yes and no. I am strange…
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Slowing Acceleration
There’s a fear that is tagging along behind my quest to increase my daily creative output, including word count. Unlike my normal fear of failure, this one is tricky, because it doesn’t seem as obvious. It is tricky because it often catches me because I am too elated or excited to understand that it is…
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Misdirected Jealousy
Sometimes I describe myself as a jealous guy. I use it to speak about how I feel about how I am with regards to my relationship with my wife. But in a lot of ways outside of my relationship, I am learning that jealousy is not only a bad emotion, but a toxic one. It…