I got up at 5:45 this morning to write this, and I have about an hour to get it done. After that, it will be time to get ready for work and head to the office. I could have chosen to do this a different way. I could draft the post now, then come back […]
If we dare to create, whether it’s our job or our hobby, we will eventually create something we can’t bring ourselves to share. Maybe it’s not good enough. Maybe we were distracted, or maybe we didn’t have the energy or the time to make it the best we could. Maybe it really does suck, and […]
This is the article I started to write on Monday. But that article turned into something else, and I went with it (that’s the kind of thing you get to do when you aren’t writing for an editor). A few people seemed to like it. What I meant to write was more instructional, less abstract. […]
We spend most of our days waiting for someone else to choose us. We raise our hand and wait patiently for the teacher to call us. We apply to schools and wait to see which one wants us. We apply for credit so we can buy things we can’t afford without it. We send our […]
You Don’t Need to Grow Your Audience. You Need This Instead. – Allison Vesterfelt. I had never heard of Allison Vesterfelt before I read the post linked above. As soon as I did, I subscribed to her blog–I knew I needed to read more of what she has to share. The post, for you TLDR […]
The Essential Sadness of Art | Goins, Writer. Every time I turn around, it seems these days, I see a post from Jeff Goins that’s exactly what I needed to hear in the moment. This one is perfect as I try to come up with a link for today’s post. I don’t agree completely with […]