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Monthly Archives: March 2015
The Growth Mentality
I finished another book!! I am so excited, most of all because this means the first one wasn’t a fluke. This is something I can actually do. I have written books. I know someone out there might be thinking: well, … Continue reading
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Tagged career, creativity, drafting, encouragement, growth, growth mentality, Ideas, mentalities, motivation, writing psych
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A Year in the Life
One year ago today, I made a change. My birthday came and went a few days before, as a feeling of hope overwhelmed my feelings of dejection. And the next time I went into work, on March 20th, I started … Continue reading
My Feminism
I just read this article on the Men’s Rights movement: http://www.gq.com/news-politics/big-issues/201503/mens-rights-activism-the-red-pill?currentPage=1 …and it disturbed me. And the comments, of course. Even if the article were written with bias, even if you stripped away that bias, what lies at the core … Continue reading
In the Trenches: Tips for a First Draft
So I’m writing again, which is… awesome. Scary, always, but awesome. But, as always, it means I’m in my head too much, constantly analyzing and worrying and working to psych myself up. I won’t say that writing is more of … Continue reading
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Tagged bad writing, doubt, draft, drafting, first draft, mentalities, rejection, revision, rough draft, writing psych, writing tips
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