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Author Archives: J. Sevick
Healthy Eating for the Week–and Some Tips!
I’ve written before about the issues of body image that seem to plague almost all young women (and some men), following them from meal to meal and mirror to mirror like a shroud. Our culture is struggling, slowly and painfully, … Continue reading
When to Fight the Doubt… and When to Follow It
Any creative endeavor is doomed to come with a heap of doubts. After all, you’re pulling something raw and untested out of your mind—your unique, imperfect, emotional little mind—and putting it out into the world, saying, “Look at this. Judge … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged abandonment, doubt, external doubt, internal doubt, writing psych
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Showing vs. Telling Character Traits: the Mary Sue Factor
“Show, don’t tell” is one of the tried and true cliches of writing advice (along with “Write what you know”). Both of these tidbits have a basis in sound advice, and both of them can regularly be ignored for the … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged character, character development, character traits, female characters, mary sue, show vs. tell
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Considering Wattpad…
So, almost a year ago, I wrote a book. My first, ever, and I was filled with a glee and joy I’d never known. Until it came time to edit, and I found my baby bookling was not the perfect … Continue reading
The Valley of Ideas
Um… I’ve been horrible about updating. I’m so sorry. I don’t really have an excuse, other than that my last post was well-received (thank you!) and I didn’t mind leaving it up as the front of my site, with nothing … Continue reading
Posted in My Writing
Tagged creative process, developing ideas, Ideas, trial and error, writing psych
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Why Is It So Hard to Write Badly?
One of the most important tricks to actually start writing—perhaps the key to a finished first draft—is to learn how to write badly. This may seem counterintuitive; after all, isn’t the point of learning to write and wanting to write … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged bad writing, doubt, drafting, first draft, revision, writing psych
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Another Weak(ly) Update :)
To say my attention to this blog has been weak is a massive understatement, and I apologize at my complete lack of material here. I could blame–truthfully–the fact that I’ve actually been writing like crazy lately, and it has been the … Continue reading
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
Posted in My Writing, Writing
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
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