Your Writing Goals & Ambivalence: Don’t Quit Too Soon

The road leading to a goal does not separate you from the destination; it is essentially a part of it. —Roman Saying, quoted in Charles de Lint, Dreams Underfoot, 1993 Yesterday I met a goal six months in the making–my podcast buddy James Buchanan and I “soft launched” Gifted Underachievers, a podcast for midlevel creatives with delusional ambitions. We “gentle launched” …

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How to Fake Your Own Death So You Can Write

…And Why You’d Want To Maybe I should qualify that: How to fake your own death if you’re stifled / frustrated / stuck in your creative life. Here’s a four-stage process I recommend: 1. Before the how, consider the why 2. Rate your days, alien-style 3. Analyze & prioritize 4. Remove & replace Stage 1: Before …

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