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what if writing could help you?
If you ever tried to write without any particular goal, just letting your mind flow and your writing spirit guide you, you probably know that writing is therapeutical. As you start writing whatever comes to your mind, you sort of EXPEL everything drifting inside you automatically. And when you read what you wrote, you may find aspects of your personality or thoughts that you didn’t know about, hidden wishes or desires, or even problems you need to solve. Also, you can satisfy your anxious mind about something. Ok, hold that thought. This whole moment we’re living right now is stressful af, and we can’t do a bunch of stuff because…
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what if you have a full-time job?
Do you have a full-time job? What do you do? And how do you juggle it with reading, writing, blogging, Instagramming?
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Good writers will always break your heart
You have a favorite author. You read everything they write and whenever there’s a new book by them, you buy it, no questions asked. Truth is that one day they will disappoint you. But they will do that because they’re good writers. They may repeat a formula and end up making their books feel the same and not interesting. But there’s something different in all of them. They may try something new other than their usual historical or science fiction and write a bad book of fantasy. But they tried to navigate other seas. You might find their early works and notice how not so good they were. Their failures…
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What is a story?
You decided to be a writer. You want to write the stories in your head, or the stories you want to read. You call yourself a storyteller. But do you know what a story is? In How to Write a Damn Good Novel, James N. Frey defines story as a “narrative of consequential events involving worthy human characters who change as a result of those events.” Lisa Cron brings a similar definition in Story Genius. “In a nutshell: A story is about how the things that happen affect someone in pursuit of a difficult goal, and how that person changes internally as a result.” If you want a simpler definition,…
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3 reasons why Instagram can make you a better writer
I’ve learned three important lessons after four years of posting on Instagram every day. I’m sharing them with you so you can use my experience as a shortcut.