A meditation on cooperation with my inner criticPhoto by Steve Johnson on UnsplashThe pen is willing, but the mind is weak I was fortunate enough to enjoy a generous break from my day job for the 2020 holiday season, and I decided to capitalize on a portion of that found time by working on one of the more […]
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Same-sex couples seem controversial in parts of the world even nowadays—imagine what it was like to live half a century earlier when such thoughts were viewed with disdain. Of course, it’s not an issue of the past, either, as there are plenty of people who’d even now like to pretend there’s no such thing as […]
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📝 This Week’s Goal: Get to know your writerly self. Hi there my literary loves! On this version of Earth people know me as Emily Wilcox (or The Girl Obsessed with Biscuits™) but you will soon know me as Mrs Robert Pattinson, I can assure you. And what I am is what I think we all […]
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1. Write a love story together. Grab a sheet of paper and take turns writing one line or one paragraph of a story. You can make it steamy. You can make it romantic. Or you can make it straight-up silly. Just have fun with it! 2. Have your own personal wine/beer tasting. Buy a few […]
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The large black dot has more power than you thinkImage by Julia Kicova on Unsplash We all know what a bulleted list is. The Oxford dictionary defines a bulleted list as: ‘An item in a list in a document, that is printed with a square, diamond or circle in front of it to show its importance.’ The […]
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Michael Gardner is a 36-year-old father who’s discovered his biggest passion—sewing clothes—by looking for a way to make his daughter feel happier and more confident. Michael started teaching himself to sew back in 2014 as a way to bond with his daughter Ava who, at the time, was only 3 years old. He began making […]
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📝 This Week’s Goal: Learn from others to make more money as a freelance writer. Writing is a lot like following a recipe; there’s a lot of room for interpretation (unless you’re baking — follow that recipe to the letter!). Great cooks use a recipe for inspiration and add their own spin, making the dish distinctly their own. […]
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If done right, editing can take your content from drab to fabImage Credits: Limitless; Virgin Produced“It’s time to go to war with yourself.” — David Goggins If writing is therapy, editing is war. It’s a war against your preconceived brainchildren. Editing and writing, although woven from the same fabric, are different sides of a coin. Perfectly yin and yang. Great writing […]
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You might have been reading a lot about video game retailer GameStop in the news and on social media recently. And now, even the White House is monitoring the situation. What’s going on right now is the financial-world equivalent of the battle between David and Goliath… or rather between small investors and Wall Street. And […]
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Welcome to Thanks, I Love It, our series highlighting something onscreen we’re obsessed with this week. Bridgerton fans may not recognize the name Kris Bowers, but they ought to. The Emmy Award-winning composer, known for his work on shows like When They See Us and Dear White People, is responsible for the beating heart of […]
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