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Learn “Deep Yes” so You Can Say “No”
Last year, I was on the verge of burnout and a friend sent me the most wonderful list: Justine Musk’s 25 Badass Ways to Say No. I’ve always had a hard time rejecting requests, whether they’re from a...
View ArticleTwitter Fiction and Creative Experimentation
I watched the TED Talks video “Adventures in Twitter Fiction” a few months ago and wondered, could I do that? In the talk, Andrew Fitzgerald gives examples of successful storytelling, using Twitter as...
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Graduation Season
Yum. While there are still five weeks to go before I can officially welcome summer (the quarter system at EWU means we start in late September and finish in mid-June), I can smell graduation season in...
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I ain’t ‘fraid of no ghostwriting
I’ve done some ghostwriting recently as a freelance content creator. My first ghostwriting experience came as a surprise. Strange as that sounds, I was expecting to publish commissioned blog articles...
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Evidence of Life: Voices from the PSU Archives
Portland State University just discovered new life through history Last week Portland State University made headlines after revealing decades of speeches that had been tucked away in their library’s...
View ArticleStories Sway Our Decisions
Last month, I attended a writers conference where Lisa Cron presented a master workshop on how neuroscience discoveries can help your story telling (and your writing). I had to leave early for an...
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Amazon, Dissonance, and the Influence of Others
Colbert is “mad prime” about Amazon’s tactics. I unliked Jeff Bezos before I liked him. The reason I disliked Bezos and his company, Amazon, is pretty simple. My friends disliked them first. I realize...
View ArticleLet’s Talk About Tao Lin
Like everyone in literary land, I’ve been following the events of the past week with a lot of interest. The allegations of rape and abuse have been absolutely abhorrent. Tao Lin’s case—and the reaction...
View ArticleHow To Be a Writer on Social Media
We live in a bold new era. To become a successful writer, one must learn to navigate the unsteady currents of social media in order to discover, reach, and build an audience. No matter how...
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Step Into the Mind of Your Favorite Iconic Author
Image from PEN American Center’s First Edition/Second Thoughts Auction catalog. What if you could step into the mind of your favorite author while they wrote your favorite book? What if you could find...
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