And so we fade back into the familiar. Give up on that morning workout. Go back to eating carbs. Shelve that new novel idea. Scrap that cover letter. Rejection hurts and so does admitting to ourselves that we aren’t as great as we thought we were. And so often, we fail to even fail.
Category: Personal Essays
Personal essays on overcoming everyday challenges in the real world. Demolishing those mental blocks not necessarily related to writing.
The Places We’ll Never See Again
We can’t always spend our lives in one place. Sure, some of us do and there’s nothing wrong with that. But for many people, at some point in their lives, they will move on from certain places throughout their lives. Be it from a house, from a job, from a city, from a state or even a country. For some, it is inevitable.
Stretched Thin
On how attempts to do everything at once ultimately leads to absolutely nothing.
How To Be Original | On Writing
It’s an age-old problem: How can I be original in a sea of content? How can I possibly create a new, fresh idea when all the good ideas seem to be taken? Or, worse yet: What can I do to prevent my original idea from appearing in some other story before I’m finished writing it?
Nano
Peer pressure claims another victory. After a long, long hiatus, I have made the masochistic decision to return to NaNoWriMo. It’s honestly been at least ten years since I’ve last participated, maybe longer. And no, I’ve never “won”. My track record with long term writing projects is terrible at best. Why I thought a self-motivated…
Bear Xing
My senior year in high school was a time of great awakening for me. More than ever, I was certain that I was destined to become a Great American Author if not The Greatest and sincerely believed it was only a matter of time until my star would rise. Of course, all this certainty also meant…