The Art of the Flashback
Flashbacks in your story can be useless, or they can be an incredible way to add characterization or further your plot. The choice is up to you. Do you know something that bothers me when I am reading a novel?…
Are Writing Conferences Worth It?
Or are they just another way for writers to waste their hard-earned money? Writing conferences. If you’re a writer (like most of you reading this probably are), then you’ve at least heard of them. You’ve maybe even attended one or…
Self Saboteur
A poem. A clackety-clack inthe gut might be butterfliesor indigestion. Wings of mothsflutteringabout open flames, courting the endof rerun tv dinner neon nightsand cold dark beds… Those wingsflutter too close to death,too close to vital organs. The heart is a…
How to Write a Logline for Your Novel
Condensing your story into one sentence is nervewracking, but not impossible I recently attended a writing conference where there were pitch appointments available for all attendees. This is one of the biggest perks of attending a writing conference in my…
4 Things No One Prepares You For When Rescuing a Cat
Rescuing a cat isn’t always glamorous, but it’s so, so worth it. I’ve had three cats in my life so far. One, Mitsy, was a little tuxedo kitten who showed up in the under-construction suburb of Nashville my family lived…
On a Bleak, Snowy Day in April
A poem. I stopped to wonderat the hazy greythat had consumed the day. That had consumed me. Maybe the flakeswere meant to cleansethe earth in preparationfor spring. Perhaps they were meantto cleanse me. But this grotty year has done enough detergingof its own…
You Need to Improve Your Aesthetic to Become a More Successful Entrepreneur
How you present yourself matters, even if you aren’t suiting up for traditional job interviews. In the world of entrepreneurship, you might not be spending your time in daily work meetings and going to job interviews. Sure, there are always…
Stressed at Work? Here are 4 Ways to Help
Sometimes it seems like there’s not much you can do when stress is coming from external factors, but there’s always something you can control. For a long time, I wasn’t the best at handling stress. I don’t think you could…
A Curated Look at April*
My curation ratio was down, but my output was up. Medium has been one big science experiment to me lately. I’m trying to look at my articles like a chemist would look at a formula to determine what’s working, and…
4 Steps to Write a Novel Manuscript in 4 Months With No Plan
The key is to actually write So you’re writing a novel. Or thinking about writing a novel. Either way, you have dreams of becoming a published novelist one day and making the New York Times best-seller list (don’t we all?)…
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