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Creativity and Sleep

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Pothos plants basking in the sun

How are creativity and sleep related? How can we use our dreams to generate ideas? Read on to find out…

Developing the Completion Habit

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Image shows a car in a field

Generating ideas is great, but an idea never fully developed is like owning a car without wheels; it ain’t going anywhere, it’s just taking up space, and it’ll probably piss you off every time you think of it. I’ve written quite a bit about generating ideas for creative projects. The more ideas you have to [...]

Keeping Track of Ideas

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Ah, the floppy disk.

In my geekiest post ever, I’ll teach you how to keep track of all your ideas with a filing system. Go ahead and laugh. I can take it. Learn more…

Better Memory through Association

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Retrieving a memory is like climbing a rock

Association is a creative technique you can use to have a better memory. This post gives you a brief overview of how to use associative techniques to improve your memory. Read more…

How I Became a Better Writer…and You Can Too!

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The money cow

If you want to become a better writer, you need to write everyday. That’s obvious. But how can you develop the daily writing habit? Read more to find out…

How NOT to Start a Writers’ Group

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This guy started a writers

A writers’ group can be a wonderful learning environment, but it can also be a pain in the ass. If you want to encourage the former and avoid the latter, read on…

Revision Tips for Writers

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Revision is difficult, necessary, and terrifying work. But if you break the process down into structural editing and proofreading/copy editing, you can make the task manageable. Read on to learn more

The Easy Way to Write (Blog Posts)

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Shelves

In this post, I give away almost all of my trade secrets, even the one about astral projection and marmot sacrifices. Curious? Read more…

Knowing When to Quit

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When you say you’re quitting anything besides seal clubbing, crack smoking, or self-mutilation, people look at you like you’re some kind of failure. Yet, strategically quitting things is an underrated skill. Read on…

The Power of a Routine

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train tracks

I wrote more in the last year than I did in the last six years combined. How did I do it? Read more to find out…

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