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I can't believe it's already been about three months since I launched this new website, newsletter, podcast, and a revamp of my YouTube channel.
So just in case you're new(ish) here or if you've been busy doing some col things, I thought I'd catch you up on what has been going on in this littl...
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Have you ever made plans to write, and you really truly sincerely did mean it in the moment, but then... stuff came up and you ended up not writing at all?
Household chores, work stuff, family stuff, friend stuff, other obligations, other hobbies, this or that. All of a sudden, it's Sunday aga...
Recently, I recorded a new YouTube video. It's about using tropes in creative writing and it was a lot of fun to prepare and to make.
However, I got stuck in the editing phase.
You see, I and video editing are not really best friends. There are aspects of it that I enjoy and there are things abou...
What are your main challenges with writing or keeping a regular writing schedule?
My personal ones are two monsters that are so sneaky precisely because they contradict each other, rendering me paralysed if I'm not careful.
Resistance
On one hand is the Resistance. You know Resistance, I bet you...
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On Sunday, I posted this carousel on Instagram. It's titled Questions to ask yourself if your plot feels messy.
In it, I go through some very important questions, like getting clear on your protagonist, their goal, central conflict, main beats, and so on.
But the most important question is the...
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Last summer, I saw a video on YouTube that suggested a 90-day creativity challenge (if I find it, I'll link it below - it wasn't any of the videos that come up if I search "90 day creativity challenge" so I'll have to dig through my history I guess).
The idea was that every time you feel like ...
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I admit, I am not the biggest fan of horror. It seems that every person (viewer, reader, writer) has genres that they enjoy more and some that they enjoy less. For me, horror belongs to the latter category.
That doesn't mean I can't respect it, though. Both in terms of enjoying the occasional ...
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Has it ever happened to you that you wrote something really cool and nobody noticed?
I guess this is more of a thing on social media, but it appears in creative writing as well. There are many positions in theatre, TV, and film where you apply by submitting your work. Only the thing is, th...
People say, Write what you know.
People also say, Don't be so self-obsessed.
These might or might not be the same people, but it doesn't matter because the truth is, writers often get conflicting advice about how much of our own experiences to include in our writing (intentionally).
I added the "...
Are you saving your ideas for the perfect story? The perfect time? The perfect anything?
I donât want you to rush your ideas, absolutely not.
But I also donât want you to keep them hidden from the world forever simply because you never found "the perfect moment".
Intuitive timing
Learning to lis...
One of the big reasons writers procrastinate and postpone their writing (aka choose to stay blocked) is the idea of exposing something vulnerable about yourself to the world.
Notice those moments.
When you think of an idea and get excited about it but then, all of a sudden, you go âyou know what...
There are many different ways to deal with our internal resistance to writing. Today, I want to talk about one of them that has worked for me very well.
When you are writing and those doubtful voices in your mind get loud, keep writing.
I'm not talking about ignoring them or trying to push throu...
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