Tag: Journal
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The Curse Of The Blinking Cursor
The plight of the blinking cursor is something that plagues me often. It usually means that every word I write seems like it was written by someone who is writing their very first sentence. My solution to this problem usually is to read some of my favorite authors. I started this because one of my ... -
Dance Around In Your Underwear
I have been thinking about how the world is changing and how as a person I have changed over the years. A decade ago, if I wasn’t in school or actively speaking with someone, I had headphones on my head. I would always replace them in a matter of hours when they shorted out or ... -
An Hour A Day
The world is in chaos. People are clearing out the grocery stores within a few hours. People are scared, nervous, and praying for the world to go back to normal. I find myself pouring over article after article, seeing the updated number of cases, terrified for my loved ones. I started sobbing the other day ... -
An Unlikely Coping Mechanism
I was like every other creative kid growing up. I had imaginary worlds that I created to help me deal with problems in my everyday life. I created a planet called Planet S. Please forgive me for being unoriginal, but the S is for Stephanie. I was six. I can’t even lie, and say I ... -
Leave Excuses At The Door
Excuses are the plague of my existence. Especially as a writer. I will always tell myself: “No one will probably read my work anyway so if I’m not feeling this story, that’s okay. I should just stop writing it, and move on to my next idea.” The problem with that is everyone has tough days. ... -
Room To Grow
Lately I’ve been thinking about endings. I’m horrible at endings in all aspects of my life. I will wait to read the last hundred pages of a book because I don’t want to leave the characters. I took seven years to read Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows. The endings I have experienced have been ... -
Nanowrimo: You Can’t Win Unless You Try
It’s November. That means turkey and debates about how everybody skips Thanksgiving like it’s the Jan Brady of holidays. November also means something else to the writing community: Nanowrimo. It stands for National Novel Writing Month. The goal is to write 50,000 words during the month which is the minimum of what is classified as ... -
Writing Butterflies
My creative writing teachers in college always used to say there was no such thing as writer’s block. They said as long as you sat down to write something would end up on the page eventually. I usually don’t have this issue because I have a cast of characters who will comment on anything from ... -
5 Ways To Remain Thankful
Life can he hard, messy, draining, and weight crushing. Sometimes it feels like you’ve been hit by a bus. Bruised and tired, you sometimes get angry and ask yourself why is this happening to me? I find that even on my hardest of days, if I can change my attitude to one of gratefulness, I ... -
Reasons Journaling Is Good For Mental Health
Journaling is great for mental health; here are just a few of the reasons why! 1. Writing in a journal has no rules, unlike academic or creative writing. Journals are amazing because they are entirely customizable. Every person who writes, either for academics, creativity, or their enjoyment has a style of notebook they prefer. 2. ...