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Tag Archives: advice
Strengths and Weaknesses
Cute cat pic of the week: Kozmo being adorable (if I do say so myself). Writing advice is a tricky thing, because every writer is different. One writer may thrive on a detailed outline; another may only be able to … Continue reading
When Ambition Goes Wrong
I wrote a few days ago about dreaming big, and I stand by everything I said there. I think having big dreams and wild ambition (and the confidence to stand by it and go after it) is awesome, if that’s … Continue reading
Benevolent Indifference
I try to be a nice person. I think, mostly, that I am. It’s the way I was raised, the way society taught me to be, the way I want to be. And yet it makes me a little too … Continue reading
What Life “Should” Be
I’ll let you in on the big secret of life—are you ready? You’re born. You live. Then you die. That’s it. No, really, that’s it. And all along the way people will tell you how you should spend that life, … Continue reading