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The Four-Burners Theory and Living a Mediocre Life
I first heard of the Four-Burners Theory while reading Emma Isaacs’s memoir Winging it. The book essentially tracks Isaac’s journey buying her first business at eighteen, a recruitment agency, to eventually buying the juggernaut company, Business Chicks, and becoming an… Continue reading
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What You Read Matters
Recently, someone on Instagram commented on one of my posts about Standard Written English (don’t know what that is? You can read the blog here) and stated that they don’t buy books because of the author, that they don’t pay… Continue reading
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The Creative Void and Why it is Different to Writer’s Block
I’ve been wracking my brain for two weeks trying to come up with blog topics for next month and it hasn’t gone well. For those that don’t know, I put 1-2 days aside every month to write and film my… Continue reading
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Steven King’s Twenty Rules for Writing Part Two
If you’ve been following along these past few week’s then you already know that I am doing a series all about writing rules. I started off this series with Octavia Butler’s nine rules of writing, followed by Natalie Goldberg’s seven rules of writing,… Continue reading
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Stephen King’s Twenty Rules of Writing
Before we get into this week’s blog, I’d like to acknowledge that people all across the United States (and the world) are transforming their grief into action following the death of George Floyd. For those who are interested, I’ve curated… Continue reading
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Kurt Vonnegut’s Eight Rules of Writing
Recently, I was checking the analytics on my YouTube Channel and noticed that a short video I posted over a year ago called Heinlein’s Five Rules for Writing was the most watched video on my channel. So, I took the hint and decided to… Continue reading
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Natalie Goldberg’s Seven Rules of Writing
Recently, I was checking the analytics on my YouTube Channel and noticed that a short video I posted over a year ago called Heinlein’s Five Rules for Writing was the most watched video on my channel. So, I took the hint and for the… Continue reading
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Octavia Butler’s Nine Rules for Writing
Recently, I was checking the analytics on my YouTube Channel and noticed that a short video I posted over a year ago called Heinlein’s Five Rules for Writing was the most watched video on my channel. So, I took the… Continue reading
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Overcome Your Fear of Writing: Four Tips
You probably don’t know this, but I am the president of my university’s writing club. Hang in there, I am telling you this for a reason! Recently, I was hosting a stall at a sign-up day in an effort to… Continue reading
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A Day in the Life of a Writer During Quarantine
There’s a lot of negativity bouncing around on the internet these days, so I thought I would post this funny little blog that documents a day in the life of a writer during the quarantine lockdown. Who knows? Maybe this… Continue reading
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