Category Archives: Art

The Archetype of the Little House

What is it that makes people want a tiny house? Continue reading →

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A Surprising Trick to Get Your Writing Juices Flowing

As weird as this is for writers (introverts), it works. Continue reading →

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How to Not Get Published in the Huffington Post (or Anywhere)

Don’t read this expert advice from a professional writer with 20 years of success with rejection. Continue reading →

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How Margaret Atwood Helps Me Write

I’ve never read a more amusing or timely poem that so completely embodies my current existence. Continue reading →

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Why I Hate the Present Tense Right Now

“What Galileo does next is quite extraordinary.” Continue reading →

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5 Quick Tips for Overcoming Writer’s Block

Generally, these strategies usually often sometimes work for me, a writer who writes for 8+ hours a day. Continue reading →

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The Ghost in My Hotel Room Part I

Suddenly we stopped next to a vacant gate. Behind it was blackness; before it was nothing. But the driver opened the bus door and waited. Continue reading →

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Productive Procrastination

I’ve never known a writer who wasn’t a master at devising ways to delay the act of crafting prose. Continue reading →

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