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I Took A Year Break From Writing
I started writing when I was eight years old, and I never thought I'd need a break from it. It's what I do best and the only way I have to let go of my emotions and process my overwhelming thoughts. Last year, I started writing online for the first time because I craved recognition and criticism from strangers.
By Martina I.4 years ago in Journal
Can You Be A Writer If You Don't Read?
The short answer is yes and no. Writing is the only job on the whole that requires no real qualifications. You don't have to have a degree, shake the hands of any managers or complete some lengthy interviewing process to hold the position of writer.
By Elise L. Blake4 years ago in Journal
The Business of Writing
I never wanted to be a writer - I simply was one, from the day I was capable of holding a pen. I copied poems down, wrote out words I liked, and stared at them as if they held some kind of secret. I told myself and others stories, stories convincing enough to land me in hot water at least once (I convinced the other children in the neighbourhood that a certain alley between two houses was haunted). Beyond all that, however, I was always living in a story. Call it creativity, imagination, or maladaptive daydreaming, but it has been the foundation of my life and my livelihood.
By S. A. Crawford4 years ago in Journal
Make the Hard Choice
Every day of your life will force you to make choices. These choices can be as easy as what brand of ice cream you are going to buy from the supermarket. But sometimes, you get put into a situation (or in my case, you put yourself into a situation) that means making the hardest decision of your life. I am here to tell you to make the hard choices. Stories don’t matter. My story and my history doesn’t matter because it’s not your story. All I’m saying is don’t be afraid. Don’t stay in a situation because of a fear of the unknown, because sometimes, the unknown can be incredible.
By Nathan Rawlings4 years ago in Journal
Every Writer’s First Mistakes: Part 1
The joy of discovering your passion for writing is exhilarating, but it’s also wise to take the time and invest in self-reflection. The process has taught me so much about myself as an individual — my strengths, my weaknesses — and how best I can use each one toward their ultimate goal: bringing stories to life.
By Faridah Giwa4 years ago in Journal
What's Next?
During my senior year, I had time to think about what I wanted to become or the type of career I wanted to pursue, and what college I wanted to enroll in, But I didn't. Why? I wasn't sure of what I wanted to do. My main focus was to complete high school and be free from twelve years of school, going through depression, personal issues at home, losing friends, grades becoming worse and worse, barely engaging in my hobbies, and just becoming less and less of myself. Although I had a few careers in mind of what I may think I wanted to be, I wasn't 100% sure about myself. I was tired of people asking me, " What are your plans after high school?" "Are you going to college?" when I don't know the answer. Sometimes I even lied and said yes only to please others and didn't want to look less educated or be like someone who doesn't want to accomplish anything with their lives and become something. I was puzzled about what I wanted to do cause of having plenty of options. The main occupation I honestly thought I wanted to start with was creative writing. But then comes the self-doubt, fixed mindset, and the comparing myself to others and their writing skills and how I could never be that great. I believe I have so much potential and I know I can be one of the best female writers in the world if only I had more confidence and knew where to begin. I still have a lot to learn for writing, but I believe this is the career I want to start. Besides all the negatives, I also had some positives. For example, the talk I had with my Auntie Brittany was about how I can do whatever I put my mind up to and if I want to be a writer, then do so. Also, how I can research whatever I still need to learn to become a great writer and that she will be there for me whenever I need help with anything. All she wants me to do is research the different writing careers there are and see which one catches my eye and start with that. Another thing that Aunt Britt said to me that will stick with me is when she said, " You don't have to rush it, you have time, you don't want to wait too long, but you don't want to rush either. start with your hobbies to see if you can make a career out of those first, but remember you can do more than one thing is you can do it, I believe in you."
By AireeLashay_4 years ago in Journal
10 Hard truths I have learned from being a startup founder.
#1 You will learn to pep talk yourself to sleep, and sometimes, it won’t work. If there is one thing that founders have in common, it is how driven we all are. This makes you restless, which is good and bad. You need resistance and discipline to succeed. The down side; your startup will be in your mind 24/7 and not everyone around you or near you will have the patience to listen to your worries, ideas and coffee rushes all day long. So you learn to be there for yourself in a way that you have never been there for you before.
By lupu alexandra4 years ago in Journal
Does The Perfect ‘Writer’s Space’ Exist?
If you ask any writer I'm sure they can describe to you the very perfect writing space… …for them. Just like each writer is different, each writer's perfect writing space is going to be different, but that doesn't mean that the essentials are that varied.
By Elise L. Blake4 years ago in Journal
