fiction writing

Temporary Insanity: 10 Lessons Learned from NanoWriMo

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In less than three weeks, over 200,000 people will allow themselves to go a little crazy for a month. They will gnash their teeth, smash their heads, and possibly destroy their livers. What can we learn from them?

16 Ways to Increase Creativity and Generate Clever Ideas

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We’re all looking for ways to increase creativity, but sometimes it isn’t easy. No matter what kind of work you do, sometimes you run into a wall; the ideas dry up and you feel anything but creative. It happens to everyone. Don’t worry. You’re not alone. You need a break. You need a strategy. You need a [...]

Why Useless Skills Matter

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“Why would you bother to learn Korean? You’ll never use it when you leave here, it’s a useless skill.” When I heard these words, I rolled my eyes and thought the speaker had had too much soju. Later, though, I realized his attitude was a fairly common one. Many people see learning things like Korean, [...]