Athena Pajer
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The founder of JustMyTypewriter Poetry, a Central Illinois native and a passionate young writer.
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5 Easy & Free Creative Writing Opportunities to Tackle This Weekend
I don't know about you, but I'm feeling tired, this weekend. In other words: burnt-out and broke. But, the weekend is for living and writing, so I pulled together five free and relatively-easy creative opportunities that will help you feel productive by the end of this weekend.
By Athena Pajer5 months ago in Journal
Ten Ways to Break your Writer's Block (Without ChatGPT)
The worst part about being a writer can be the empty page. It's just as daunting as it is depressing, even though there are some (liars) that say the joy of endless possibilities of the blank page can be the best part.
By Athena Pajer5 months ago in Writers
Best 8 Contests & More for Creative Writers this week (Aug. 18 - 22)
This week's top creative writing opportunities are centered around speed and many provide prompts for you to get started. It is also an eclectic mix of poetry, creative nonfiction, novel, essay, and even a consulting scholarship for those of you who already have a body of work and don't know what to do with it!
By Athena Pajer5 months ago in Journal
Weird grocery tricks for saving money
Stretch Your Grocery Budget: How I Turn Meal Prep Into a Money-Saving Game It’s so tempting to eat out once or twice a week. After all, we’re young, busy, and there are endless great options just waiting—on campus, downtown, everywhere. The problem? “Once or twice a week” usually turns into three, four, or even five times. Trust me, it’s a slippery slope, and I’ve definitely been there.
By Athena Pajer5 months ago in Journal
The backyard
Matcha Lattes on Sundays, that was the current ritual. And, as we got older and the opportunities for late nights at the club turned into evenings with face masks, giggling about past nights at the club, which then became, “we need another face mask night,” we clung to the matcha dates.
By Athena Pajer5 months ago in Fiction
Enjoy Your Matcha Latte
You should make it a habit to not go overboard with your spending on everyday items. That’s a rule that I live by. However, calories are calories and sometimes that sweet, crappy Starbucks drink is the pick-me-up you need to get to cranking out office tasks. It’s a little bit of happiness. Maybe not every day, but three times a week, maybe?
By Athena Pajer5 months ago in Journal
My Top-5 Creative Writing Submission Opportunities for this weekend’s Up-And-Coming Writer and Poet
Looking forward to a weekend of creative writing and wondering where to focus your energy? Here are five places to consider submitting to—some with deadlines fast approaching, others with ongoing submission processes you can tuck away for the future. Think of this as your weekend jumpstart, a curated list for writers who want to make the most of their time and talent.
By Athena Pajer5 months ago in Beat
