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Something bad happens, and instead of talking about it or taking action, they just brush it under the rug, causing tensions to rise until the person who wasn’t supposed to find out eventually does. Seriously, can’t anyone have a mature conversation?

An ordinary office building houses a secret elevator that leads to an alternate dimension. Each floor of the building corresponds to a different universe, and the inhabitants of each floor are versions of the same people with increasingly strange and distorted personalities.

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Writing about what you learn can deepen your understanding in several ways. It requires thoroughly exploring topics, articulating your thoughts clearly, and reflecting on connections. This process reveals gaps and inconsistencies in your knowledge. Regular writing also improves retention and communication skills long-term. The...

This is the fourth NaNo event I’ve participated in and my fourth win. I set my goal at 25k words, so just half a real NaNo, but more focused on an area of my writing that I’m severely lacking. The month has helped improve it a bit so that’s been nice. Also pretty happy that I finished a week ahead of time. Maybe for next...

Seriously, once you get to the editing stage, names like that will turn into a nightmare.

A really good friend showed me a personal essay and asked for my honest opinion. She was looking to enter a contest, so I wanted to give her some good feedback to make her writing stand out....

Hemingway didn’t just sit in a cozy cabin, sipping whiskey and penning stories about gritty characters in war-torn landscapes—he lived it....

You only write a novel once, you edit it at least 5 times. Some writers consider the edit to just be a part of the writing process. I, personally, see writing as the art and editing as the craft of putting your writing into a usable form.

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Writers have a tendency to make extraordinary commitments when our energy levels are high. We assume we’ll remain motivated indefinitely. After spending day one writing, we feel ready to conquer the world. But as Anne Lamott has put it, days 2 through 2,000 “turn out to be about as easy and pleasurable as bathing a cat.”

I always envision it as so much cooler than what it really is and it causes me to lose motivation.

Stop worrying about whether your idea is “good enough.” Get your hands dirty and do the hard work of developing it.

Editing is where the magic happens. Write quickly, but pay extra special attention to how you revise.

We want to believe there’s some untapped reserve of will-power that we just have to find our way into, and all will be well....

Writer’s need to learn to enjoy the entire process – the excitement of coming up with a new idea when you’ve been sitting on it for days, the butterflies you get in your tummy when you see it all get put together and the giddiness when you read your chapter over and say “I can’t wait until the next one!”...

I don’t know how I got any ‘kudos’ or ‘likes’ on my work. In hindsight, all those comments were obviously very polite....