3 Tips For Mastering Monotasking
If you’re a creative person, chances are you’ve mastered the fine art of multitasking—or at least think you have. But in the face of growing evidence that trying to do…
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Boredom: Embrace It Or Escape It?
Oscar Wilde wrote that ennui is life's only unforgivable sin, yet ancient Chinese wisdom notes that you must pass through boredom to arrive at fascination. Whatever fascination awaits at the…
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3 Tips For Ruthless Self-Editing
For a writer, I sure do hate the process of coming up with creative concepts and pounding out words—but I love to edit. I get endless pleasure out of arranging…
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Chop Wood, Carry Water: Why It’s Okay for Freelancing to Feel Like Work
If you freelance for a living, you might be shocked and disappointed to learn that the work you fought so hard for feels like...well, work. And that means that something…
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How To Choose The Best Platform For Your Blog
At this point, the blog has been hailed, eulogized, and ceremoniously brought back from the dead -- because, to be honest, a lot of people still doing quite have a…
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From Rocky to Rushmore: 12 Original Screenplays To Inspire You
Dear Hollywood, What are you doing? Why are you remaking so many films? Don't you have any original ideas? Don't get me wrong -- I love me some retelling and…
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Mantras Matter: Why We Love Inspirational Quotes So Much
A quick scan through Instagram will confirm something everyone already knows: People love inspirational quotes. We love them in beautiful hand-lettering. We even like them when they're the product of…
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How To Write A Love Song When You Have No Talent
Maybe you don't have any money for a Valentine’s present or painting supplies but you'd still like to give that special someone something special. So how about writing them a…
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Does Writing By Hand Make You More Creative?
To pen or to type, that is the question — actually for most writers nowadays, it's an easy one to answer. Type, of course. Why would you spend all that…
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4 Unexpected Ways to Hone Your Creativity
Blogs like this strive to help creative types figure out better ways to be creative, but every time one of us writes an article we get a little more out…
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