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I aim to make my writing timeless as possible. Trouble is, writing truly is a product of the time in which it’s written. Even with careful, mindful editing and restructuring, truly timeless writing is very difficult to create. Many gems likely remain trapped within aborted first drafts of short stories and novels never meant to…
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Sometimes a race finishes so close that it’s both completely meaningless and means everything simultaneously. But, despite who you believe has won the day, there are then questions. The closer the result the louder the questions become. When a satisfactory answer isn’t received, some people stop asking and decide to resort to violent action. So,…
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I really like when I can write something meaningful, something that will actually make a difference in one’s outlook for the day. Or, perhaps, something I write could change one’s perspective on something completely. I’ve never at all considered myself a motivational writer. Still, I have written words in the past under titles and headings…
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I certainly like to think of myself as a connoisseur of the practical. I don’t have much use for extraneous things that don’t serve some reasonable purpose, and yet I still collect some silly things from time to time; alas none of us are perfect. Recently, it doesn’t seem that posting my every thought for…
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Sometimes Life and writing simply do not work well together. My lack of writing recently has not been for lack of subject matter, however. Far from it, in fact. There has been so much going through my head lately that it’s hard for me to sift through just what exactly needs to be written about.…
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I want to focus on writing “good stuff.” What exactly does that mean? Find a formula that works, or ride the tried-and-true train to the bank? No, I just want to sit there and write something, then at the end of the day I feel like I said something good. Every day is different and…
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I think even the most devoted Swifities knew that one day Taylor Swift was going to put out an album that truly tested her fandom. But never did I want to have some very strong negative feelings about one of her records, and worst yet, critics and fans alike have already voiced almost my exact…
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I’m on a never-ending quest for turnkey phrases, those magical combinations of words that drive themselves relentlessly towards unique expressions of ideas and memories. Once assembled, they’ll propel themselves forward like an unstoppable freight train, hellbent on smashing writer’s block, becoming my guiding light into the elusive territory of original expression. Every time I think…
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There must be a purpose when you write. It shouldn’t only be the topic that you wish to cover. Some of the best writing that I’ve encountered, whether my own or others, was a product of simply writing for a purpose besides covering one or more specific things. There are so many things that deserve…
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Derived from a draft written originally on February 2, 2011 There is so much absurdity in our world today that I simply can’t process. Numerous mindless amusements continue to propagate across all forms of media, and it seems to me that they only exist to distract us from making any meaningful foray into anything important. …