Curious about how writing samples work? Well, fear not! I’m here to demystify the writing sample and give some insight into why it’s necessary. Rule #1: Know Who You’re Working With This is a two-way street, by the way. I want to learn more about you, and you want to learn more about me. So, …
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Life: Fantastically Ordinary
What if I want to live a perfectly ordinary life? What if I don’t want to rush, and push, and force my way through life only to stumble out the other side wondering why I didn’t breathe every once in while? A while ago I read this blog post in which the author talks about accepting …
Simple Journaling: Q&A a Day
I’ve tried journaling a hundred different ways, and as someone who likes to write it always confused me when my efforts failed. I usually attributed this to the fact that my journals devolved into a space for me to complain about things, or my entries taking the form of: Dear Diary, today I brushed my …
The Third Day of Blogmas: Writing & Inspiration
It’s the Third Day of Blogmas and I’m about to do something I’ve never done before; talk about my writing. This blog definitely counts as writing, but it’s a little different than writing a story, or some other fiction (which may or may not ever be read by anyone ever). Honestly, I’m not sure my …