Monthly Archives: May 2021

Study the Comics

If you’re a writer–non-fiction, fiction, poetry, it doesn’t matter, but fiction is best served here–I’m quite serious when I say, you need to study how comedians do comedy, the conventions and structures of their bits and sets. Seinfeld is great … Continue reading

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Settling for Mediocrity, But Not

When I set the goal of writing one blogpost per blog per week (two posts total per week), I faced the fear of not having anything to write about every week.  But I had enough experience with the Muse (or, … Continue reading

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Talents, Pride, Humility and the Final Judgment

I recall quite clearly an incident during my junior high years (I feel quite certain it was during my eight grade year), in which one of my English teachers caught me in the busy stairwell heading to the cafeteria for … Continue reading

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Showing My Work

In the previous blogpost, I wrote about imposter’s syndrome.  And I made mention of a book recommended in a YouTube video.  That book is Austin Kleon’s Show Your Work (not an affiliate link). It’s part of a trilogy of books … Continue reading

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