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A Little Gratitude Goes a Long Way

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Danbo gratitude

You never know what effect your words will have. Sometimes you show your gratitude at just the right moment, and that makes all the difference. Thanks for clicking here to read more ;)

The Myth of Laser Focus

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During the month of September, I wanted to test the hypothesis that I would have greater focus and productivity if I only focused on one thing. Well, the results are in, and they’re not pretty. Click here to read more…

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 [...]

Happy Birthday Happenchance!

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Happenchance: One Year of Creative Techniques and Temporary Insanity

One year, 5 countries, and 58 posts later, the author celebrates the birthday of Happenchance: Creative Techniques for Creative People.

Need Ideas? Try an Inspiration Binge

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The Bard went on inspiration binges.

An inspiration binge is a creative technique involving the immoderate consumption of cultural entertainments for the purpose of generating ideas. 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…

8 Reasons to Start a Writers’ Group

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Person on the floor after too much beer

Years ago, I started a writers’ group with a couple friends. We met weekly for about four months. My output soared and I became a better writer. Sometimes we drank too much but we always learned something. Read more…

27+ Free Resources to Help You Write Better

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Better Writing Month moleskine notebook banner

Thousands of people write about writing better. Today I thought I’d use my delicious tags to make a big-ass resource you can use to help you write better and improve your writing.
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How Songkran is Like Writing

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Songkran attack!

What does getting drenched in the Thai New Year festival have to do with writing? Read more to find out…

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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