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The Writing Prompt that Broke me
My entire life, I believed with my whole heart that writing was my calling. I have always had the natural ability to spin words together into the foundations of whatever world I want to create in that moment. Poetry, stories, a call to action; my writing has always inspired, moved and pushed those around me.
By Antonia Aipperspach5 years ago in Journal
How To Write Unique Characters
How do you write realistic characters? With so many different kinds of characters out there–like a mother who is also a robot, or a gangster who is also a tree–it can be challenging to build believable and unique characters. We’ve all read novels where we wonder how the author could possibly have imagined a character like that, and often those strange creations turn us off from reading further. But what if I told you we could avoid this challenge by learning to understand one character concept: the protagonist.
By Amber Withers5 years ago in Journal
Stuck
The doctor said it had only been hours; but my father and I both knew better. I saw no need to rush. The difference two days can make never quite sinking in like it did when I went from telling my mom I love her and I’ll see her soon, to finding her sprawled out on the floor.
By Dani Travis5 years ago in Journal
How to Focus on Your Writing Research
The Internet, in general, and Google in particular, has become so pervasive in our society that it is the de facto source for all research. And with excellent reason. On a device that fits in our pockets lies the accumulation of all of humankind’s knowledge. Unfortunately, so are cat videos and Instagram.
By Darryl Brooks5 years ago in Journal
How to go the distance when you’re writing a novel
We all have a novel inside us, apparently, but the problem is getting the damned thing out. Some compare it with giving birth to a child - which, my female friends assure me, can certainly make your eyes water, to say the least - but for most aspiring authors, it can seem rather more daunting than that.
By Jon McKnight5 years ago in Journal
Why writing nonsense could be a bigger issue
During a period of unemployment in the early 2000’s I found myself writing online, first at review sites like Ciao and Dooyoo, then as I became bored of writing product articles, I migrated over to the sites Helium and Triond. When I moved, my finances moved, not in small ways, but enormous ones. My writing over on the review websites earned me $40- $80 a month, whereas over on the other sites I was earning $2000-£4000 a month easily. Now before you hit Google I need to point out that all of these sites have gone, all changed their format, others just came to a close, we’ll that’s what they told me!
By Spencer Hawken5 years ago in Journal
The Building
It was a tall building, not a skyscraper, but certainly about as tall as the likes of a New York skyline. It’s sort of brutalist style and design, slabs and stacks of concrete stacked upon each other like a seemingly endless stack of crooked blocks, was indicative of what it represented.
By Melissa Ingoldsby5 years ago in Journal
How I accidentally became a Serial Entrepreneur
Becoming an entrepreneur was never my intention. I just remember wanting out. Well-paying, money-making jobs never did it for me, and the jobs I had liked didn't pay enough to stay long-term. The one I currently had when I decided enough was too much was sucking the life out of me every time I walked in the building. There seemed to be no end in sight.
By Leah Harris5 years ago in Journal
This Ride Called Being a Published Author.
Wanting to be an author I have wanted to write a book since I was seven years old. I used to write short stories and dream about what it would be like to publish them. I am also an avid reader; I love losing myself in a good book. I always wondered if that is something that I could do one day.
By Lisa Jacovsky 5 years ago in Journal
