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22 Time-Saving Tips for the Modern Writer
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22 Time-Saving Tips for the Modern Writer

What these tips really do is trim down the time you spend not writing. That way, you can focus on commas, semicolons, and surprising your audience with an antiquated adjective. Freed from slow procedures, you can finally get around to writing those ideas tucked away in the corner of your mind.

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5 Ways to Write More, Faster
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5 Ways to Write More, Faster

Whether you’re working to create the next quotable line for your feature film, or simply crafting a Seth Godin-style short post, you need to have ammunition for the days you can’t seem to get momentum.

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No, You Will Never Write That Book
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No, You Will Never Write That Book

If there’s anything a writer hates to hear, it’s this: “Oh, you’re a writer? I have a great idea for a book!” Nobody means any harm about this, of course. But the implication is clear — anybody can write anything if they try hard enough. After …

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Forget Going Viral and Do This Instead
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Forget Going Viral and Do This Instead

After walking to the stage, pumping his fist, and yelling ecstatically, Chancelor Bennett gives a nervous chuckle when he gets behind the microphone. The crowd is on edge, waiting to see what this first-time Grammy winner will say. Every musical …

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4 Undeniable Rules of Creative Work
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4 Undeniable Rules of Creative Work

The Lady Gaga instrumental crooned as I moved into downward dog. 41 days after a complete mental breakdown, I pulled my tailbone to the sky as the music played. There were no words, but as a not-so-closeted pop fan, I sang them in my …

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A Dirty Secret About Creative People
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A Dirty Secret About Creative People

This is something it took me a long time to admit, even to myself. Are you ready? Here it is: All creative people are self-absorbed. We care about what goes on in our heads more than what goes on in “real life.” We would rather look at what …

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This is The Most Overrated Pleasure
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This is The Most Overrated Pleasure

No, it’s not the cell phone specifically. The most overrated pleasure is the notification (in all forms). You see how it happened, don’t you? First: The notification told us about human interaction: Ring! — “Oh, someone is calling. …

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2 Words I Use to Get Smarter Every Day
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2 Words I Use to Get Smarter Every Day

“Hedge fund manager?” I affirm, nodding and thinking of lawn care. “That makes sense. The world needs those.” Probably 16 times a day I say things which are wrong or dumb or misinformed. More often than not everyone goes along with it because I’m …

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