Tag: Stuff Worth Reading
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“On how to live life ‘on fire with the same force that made the stars’” by my friend Rose Every day I recalibrate and try to do better at living with bravery and pushing what I thought were my limits, but I also remember to be kind to myself. We limit ourselves all the time.…
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From “Just. Keep. Writing.” by Victoria (V.E.) Schwab (with bold emphasis added by me): The fact of the matter is, if you’ve written a book, and it doesn’t sell, and you want to keep going, you need to write another. If you’ve written a book, and it does sell, but doesn’t do well, you need to…
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From “‘Mad Men’ Creator Matthew Weiner’s Reassuring Life Advice For Struggling Artists”: It took seven years from the time I wrote Mad Men until it finally got on the screen. I lived every day with that script as if it were going to happen tomorrow. That’s the faith you have to have. Seven years. Somehow that…
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“Not a Real Writer: How Self-Doubt Holds Me Back” by Lindsay Merbaum I’ve watched people who were next to me at the starting line cross over into Multiple-Books-Published and Award-Winning territory while I lag behind, sweating and panting. When they are nice people, I am truly happy for them. When they are not, I hate…
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“Newsflash: Sometimes It’s Okay To Not Follow Your Dreams” by Kelton Wright Maybe it’s brave to quit your job to go paint in Peru for a year, but it’s also brave to work two jobs to help pay for your mom’s medical bills. It’s smart to stay at the law firm until your loans are…