The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

How does curiosity fuel creativity? Maria Brito talks about How Creativity Rules the World. Her latest book is How Creativity Rules the World: The Art and Business of Turning Your Ideas into Gold. Her latest book is How Creativity Rules the World: The Art and Business of Turning Your Ideas into Gold. Show Notes.

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 11, 2011

As a writer, you will get the mean reds. How do you take your interests, your personal stories, and use them as creative fuel? These writers produce fantastic content, but it’s the small personal touches that serve as bait to hook readers in. In order for you to succeed as a writer, YOU need to have a vision.

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Men With Pens

MAY 22, 2014

The Muse - the source of creativity and inspiration that all writers search for so desperately. No more writer’s block, no more floundering for inspiration and ideas. How to Find Your Muse – and Fire Her first appeared on Men With Pens Copyright 2006 — 2014, All Rights Reserved. I was enthralled.

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The Creative Penn

JULY 17, 2023

How can you combine multiple options for a more creatively satisfying — and profitable — author career? In the intro, Power Thesaurus and editing tips for audio ; How Writers Fail — Kris Rusch; Finishing energy ; Sidekick for Shopify ; Shadow Survey (please complete before 31 Aug 2023). Rachael Herron gives her tips.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 6, 2010

That theory about tortured writers? When you’re a problogger who owns a top ten blog for writers that’s all about writing and you write for a living to boot, the last thing you want to admit is that you can’t hack it. Had I lost my creativity? There are much better writers out there. I couldn’t write.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Thompson was the creator of Gonzo Journalism – or as he called himself, “the doctor of journalism” – and the writer of the infamous books Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas , Hell’s Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga , and The Rum Diary. Verbs are the most important words writers will ever use.

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Neil Patel

JANUARY 19, 2021

You can add the members with different roles like owner, editor, admin, reader, and draft writer–each having the right to leave comments on articles and mention other co-workers. Moreover, it’s fully customizable, so you have full creative freedom. You can add links, videos, images, tables, code samples, and call outs.

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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 22, 2023

Because actually, I never had it in my life plan to become a writer. I studied people who sell lots of books, which mostly are fiction writers, not nonfiction writers. So I took everything he teaches as a fiction writer, I could apply it 100% on nonfiction, and it works. Marc Reklau shares his tips in the interview.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 13, 2012

Writer’s block. Destroy them, and you’ve freed yourself from the psychological traps of writer’s block forever. Your writing becomes effortless, ideas flow from a fountain of creativity and words come easily, on demand. How do you cure writer’s block? The minds of writers are rife with fear.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 13, 2012

For many writers, getting stuck in a phase of writer’s block can seem like the worse experience imaginable. Here I am, a supposed writer, and I can’t come up with anything to write. How can I even call myself a writer if I am struggling like this? It’s a very necessary part of the trade, those moments of doubt.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 6, 2012

So what’s the writer who has a message to share with the world to do? Not because I wanted to be a business writer, but because I wanted to be heard. In a world where there are too many messages, too many writers, too many people demanding our time, we have all learned to filter out what’s non-essential.

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 5, 2012

True confession now: On my first draft, I don’t even try to be a good writer. So if you’re an AW (amateur writer, i.e., you don’t write for a living), you should be encouraged, because you can take the pressure off yourself when you sit down to write. Many writers hit the keyboard for set periods of time. ” Write for time.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

He’s also an unlikely candidate for a writer’s hero. If you’re trying to forge a niche for yourself as a writer, then you could definitely learn a few lessons from this scurvy pirate. As a writer, don’t settle for being merely good. Listen, Ye Landlubbers! Be THE Best. The man put lit matches in his hair.

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Men With Pens

OCTOBER 28, 2012

Tons of professional writers offer consultations (in person, online, or by phone), e-courses, lectures, tutoring, coaching, conference presentations, and workshops in places as diverse as their own living rooms and large auditoriums. “Teaching” comes in any package you’re creative enough to invent. Establish Expertise.

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Men With Pens

MAY 31, 2011

Too often, we writers fob reviews off as easy content. After all, someone else has done the creative work – it’s simply our job to judge it. And being loud, opinionated writers, we’re quite fond of judging. A review tests the writer’s skill at persuasion and description. Discuss the wider picture.

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 18, 2011

You know that writers need to read to improve their writing skills. It means finding out exactly what other writers do. If you want to improve your skills as a writer, you need to be able to figure out why you liked this or that – and what made it work. So let me show you how to be a better writer, starting with structure.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 9, 2011

As writers, we rely on our unique ability to convey the visual world in words. I’m Steff, a legally blind writer and blogger. As a writer, you can’t be half-assed, you can’t be wishy-washy. As writers, we’re eternally curious. You think you’re writing project is hard? Welcome to my world.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

In this wide-ranging interview on the Prickly Pens Podcast, Joanna Penn talks about changing careers from IT to becoming an independent author, the early days of self-publishing and how things have changed, inspiration for fiction, generosity as the basis for a business, and how the future might look for writers. This was 2005, 2006.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

In this wide-ranging interview on the Prickly Pens Podcast, Joanna Penn talks about changing careers from IT to becoming an independent author, the early days of self-publishing and how things have changed, inspiration for fiction, generosity as the basis for a business, and how the future might look for writers. This was 2005, 2006.

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Men With Pens

OCTOBER 27, 2011

One of the biggest barriers facing a new writer – a blogger, a novelist, a copywriter – is the self-knowledge of just how far away you are from their ideal. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. Most everybody I know who does interesting, creative work went through a phase of years of this.

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Men With Pens

JULY 15, 2012

Many small businesses get stuck here, especially freelance creative types like myself. Post by Jason Digges Jason Digges is a video producer, writer, and growth junkie in Boulder, CO. How to Love Your Nightmare Clients first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. It seems like a good strategy.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 14, 2011

I got my first rejection letter as a freelance writer when I was 19 years old. Impress the editor with your deep understanding of what the publication needs from you as a writer. Become fluent with the writer’s guidelines. Editors are busy and read through mounds of desperate writer emails every day.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 22, 2012

Her commitment to developing her skill as a writer has moved from “should” and “could” (possibility) to “must” It’s now a necessity. An incredible thing happens when an entrepreneur (or writer, for that matter!) first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved.

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

. “Nothing can be made to be of interest to the reader that was not first of vital concern to the writer.&# – John Gardner, The Art of Fiction. They shook your emotions because the writer cared. In fact, I’ve paid out money to study an MA in creative writing.) Have you ever read words that really grabbed you?

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Men With Pens

JUNE 3, 2012

Writing a fiction book makes you a better freelancer, and here’s why: You’ll be a much better writer. I believe that people who read a ton of books are better writers overall. If you’re not a writer or have never really tried your hand at penning a long writing project, don’t despair.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 16, 2012

Even writers complain they can’t find the time to write!). times of the day to write and be creative. How to Find Time to Write: A Casual Conversation with Laura Vanderkam first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. You’re invited to a very exclusive event. The best (and worst!)

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Men With Pens

OCTOBER 7, 2010

About the Author: Nancy Strauss is a writer and entrepreneur based in Spain. Her latest project is the development of free online writing courses for Creative-Writing-Now.com, a website for new fiction writers and poets. Copyright 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc - All Rights Reserved.

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 4, 2011

Take a look at what I mean: Let’s say your high- energy time when you’re most creative is about 7am. Post by Mike Davenport Besides creating crazy stick figures at Stick Figure Simple , Mike Davenport helps presenters and writers with simple pictures that work fast to get the point across. We just suck at scheduling those deliveries.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

We’ve known each other a few years and have exchanged many pleasantries as fellow writers and Canadians. It helped that I really enjoyed the process, as I’m sure most writers would. But it’s also a fun, exciting process of creativity and discovery. Copyright 2006 – 2011, All Rights Reserved. See part (a).).

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Men With Pens

JULY 21, 2011

Post by Jennifer Brown Banks Jennifer Brown Banks is a veteran freelance writer, pro blogger and creative consultant. 6 Reasons Every Serious Blogger Should Blog for the Big Dogs first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. Leave a Comment! Another rockin' post from Men with Pens!

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 7, 2010

The Pros and Cons Written by Agent X - 30 Comments Here’s a great slam-dunk post for you from my respected friend and international copywriting authority, Dean Rieck of Direct Creative and Pro Copy Tips. Some writing jobs are just dreary, like being a marketing writer at Shoelaces-R-Us. Enjoy – it’s a good one!

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Men With Pens

JUNE 23, 2010

Writers come in different flavors. There are copywriters, bloggers, academic writers (the vanilla of the writing world?), technical writers and… Fiction writers. Even though only your mom and your writers’ group will ever read your fiction. Fiction is great training to become a good writer. Want an example?

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The Creative Penn

MAY 1, 2023

How can we build a creative life based on following our curiosity? So I've pulled out some particular quotes for writers to explore further. Kevin: I'm a discovery writer. So we kind of adopted the word ‘discovery writer,' because you know, that's better than pants. I work with writers.

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Men With Pens

MAY 26, 2010

There’s a school of writing – call it writers’ boot camp – that tells you things like: You must write every day. Writers’ block is just laziness Now, there’s some truth in these bits of advice, otherwise we’d never listen to them. Well, if you’re a writer, you probably enjoy writing.

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Grammarly

DECEMBER 7, 2022

That person had some help from another writer, a ghostwriter. . Famous writers sometimes hire ghostwriters to keep producing work when they don’t have the time, ability, or interest to continue writing themselves. Plus, you’ll get to spend hours interviewing interesting people or creatively crafting stories. . James Patterson.

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Content Hacker

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Build Creative AND Business Skills. Or, you can see the business side of blogging and content marketing really clearly and lack the basics of the creative skills needed to run a sustainable business online. Within this staggering number, there are TONS of good writers waiting to help you produce amazing content. In the U.S.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 10, 2017

In 2006, I decided I was gonna stop the Camera Review blog and the Camera Phone blog. It takes a lot of energy, a lot of creativity, a lot of thought to launch something. 2006 came around and I decided to make the switch. After I had the skills, after I’ve had some experience, I started Digital Photography School in 2006.

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