The pitch is the writer’s calling card. And if you’re new to pitching editors, then your pitch is probably trash. #sorrynotsorry Do you see the graphic above? I want a pitch that gets my attention in 10 seconds. So if you mention food, especially brunch, I do not need to hear much more. (Well, except […]
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At the end of 2018, I started planning for the next 12 months. My #goals list for 2019 was kinds of ambitious and long. I dreamed about crushin’ each and every task, even toyed with the idea of producing some slick videos for IGTV. And with the help of my fellow scribe, Malorie Reid, I
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Happy New Year and all of that! Resolutions are soooo 1990s. Yeah, I said it. Screw it. Join the cool kids and pick one word that becomes your INTENTION, your personal COMMITMENT to yourself for the year. We’re nine days into 2019 and I FINALLY picked thee word that’ll be my compass, my guiding light,
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Should you write for free? Sigh. This question is such a pain in my fatty. There really isn’t a simple yes or no answer. Why? Because I know a New Eager Writer who wrote for a website for two years, without seeing a single coin—all because New Eager Writer’s editor convinced her to do it
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If you’ve done my free Kick Fear in the Butt + Write Your Story email course, on the fifth day, I give students the opportunity to ask me ANY question about writing. Most of these questions, I’ve seen before, except this one: Does having a full-time writing job KILL your creativity? The short answer
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That inner writing critic is a monster. We allow a hurtful comment that someone said to us a loooong time ago to play on loop in our heads. (Why, Sway?) Then, we make the mistake of believing that it’s the TRUTH, our truth, and that our problem cannot be fixed. (Again, why, Sway?) Maybe you’ve heard: Your grammar is terrible. (Ouch!)
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Sitting down to start a piece of work, no matter if it’s an essay, a blog post or a book can either be bliss, like starting a new post-apocalyptic series on Netflix (shout out to The Colony) or sheer horror like watching a horrible remake of a classic, like 2005’s The Honeymooners. But it doesn’t
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I’m far from being a hopeless romantic. #Facts. I adore romantic comedies for the shenanigans, not the boy-meets-girl scenario. And I’m here for the ones with bomb ass toasts because: writers. It always comes back to us, right? In real life, most toasts fall flat and are forgettable. Sadly, life isn’t like the Wedding Ringer
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Yes, getting published makes you feel like a legit writer, but there are other ways to know if you live, breathe and eat words. The 10 signs below are just a partial list. I’m sure you have your own brand of craziness that makes you a writer. These just happen to be my faves. 1.
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Bios are a necessary evil. There, I said it, er, wrote it. Let me explain. I used to hate reading bios because it seemed like an exercise in navel-gazing, which, to me, will cure insomnia faster than an Ambien. Why do some people lose all creativity when it’s time to share their expertise? A bio
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