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Category: Writing

Do This One Thing to Create Every Day

August 24, 2018August 24, 2018 ~ Iain MacMaolain ~ 2 Comments

It's so much simpler than you think!

Do I Write for Validation?

August 16, 2018January 23, 2019 ~ Iain MacMaolain ~ 7 Comments

My subconscious brain kicks me in the butt somedays.

Should I Try to be a Polymath?

August 10, 2018August 8, 2018 ~ Iain MacMaolain ~ Leave a comment

Jack of all trades, or not?

Talent Versus Skill

August 4, 2018September 1, 2018 ~ Iain MacMaolain ~ 3 Comments

What is talent, anyway?

In Defense of Getting up Early

July 24, 2018July 29, 2018 ~ Iain MacMaolain ~ 1 Comment

I'm not a morning person, but I do enjoy it now.

Persistence

July 20, 2018August 26, 2018 ~ Iain MacMaolain ~ 1 Comment

Persistence means doing the work even on the days you don't feel like it.

I Didn’t Get up at 4AM Today

July 15, 2018July 14, 2018 ~ Iain MacMaolain ~ 2 Comments

Every single time, I regret it.

500 Words Every Day: Six Months In

July 1, 2018July 1, 2018 ~ Iain MacMaolain ~ Leave a comment

I've written every day for six months. I've learned even more about the process.

Other Writers Frustrate Me

June 27, 2018July 29, 2018 ~ Iain MacMaolain ~ Leave a comment

There's always someone better out there...

How to Build Your Own Writing Prompts

June 20, 2018June 19, 2018 ~ Iain MacMaolain ~ 2 Comments

I’ve never been one to be able to use writing prompts.  I’ve tried.  Out of the hundreds of books I’ve bought on writing in the past decade, probably a tenth of them are writing prompts to some extent.  Until the end of last year, 2017, I didn’t completely understand how to get started writing. The … Continue reading How to Build Your Own Writing Prompts

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