I honor any project to write something — especially to write a long piece of fiction . It’s something I’ve always wanted to do but, like most people, I have always been too scared to attempt it. So, kudos. But,...
Topics: Creativity, NaNoWriMo, Writing

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Makebelieve Help, Old Butchers, and Figuring Out Who You Are (For Now) - Vimeo [ NSFW ] Here’s a video I made about a video I made . Consequently, it’s also about writing a book , fake self-help, the long road to developing expertise, and...
Topics: Creativity, productivity, Productivity Pr0n, Videos, Writing

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MaxFunCon: Merlin Mann on Doing Creative Work (via TSoYA ) Here’s the audio from a short talk I presented a few weeks ago at Jesse Thorn ’s awesome 1 MaxFunCon in Lake Arrowhead, CA. The talk is subtitled, “ With All Due Respect to..
Topics: Creativity, Presentations, Writing

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Thanks to my funny , literary pal, Jason B. Jones , today, I’m visiting lovely, warm Connecticut to do some talks and whatnot at CCSU. I mention it because I’d started typing this little post mid-way through the long eastbound flight that...
Topics: Commentary, Creative Work, Priorities

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This unbelievably long article is related to (but not necessarily about ) a discussion that I and several other people have been participating in online over the past few days. It’s about (and not about) the increasingly popular practice of...
Topics: Commentary, Creative Work

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