So I know I’ve said it before: I’m a procrastinator. I’ve spent the last month doing all my homework at the last minute and very little for my thesis. See, I had this little plan: I’d spend every weekday morning from 9 AM till noon doing homework, working on […]
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One of the hardest things to overcome as a writer is a lack of motivation. I don’t really believe in writer’s block (more on that another day). But I do believe in extreme laziness. So how do you push past these feelings? Ask yourself, is this really what I
I shouldn’t have started my thesis, yet. And I should have followed the advice of all those who have gone before me. I am in way over my head. I’m finishing up my master’s degree– if an entire year remaining counts as finishing up– and it has been an
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It’s hot and very humid. I’m drenched in sweat and have only been sitting at the train station for ten minutes. All the busyness of the world stopped the moment I sat down. I used to take public transportation everywhere when I didn’t have a car. First, there would
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I admit I’ve been slacking off. Not only have I not been updating this blog, but I’ve also been slacking off everywhere. Take my graduate program for example. I’m not focused as much on school as I’d like to be. I barely get my homework done. And usually, when
The hardest thing about being a writer is having to take criticism from your peers, professors, editors or publishers. I hate it. I remember when I was in elementary school, I was working on some creative form of writing. The teacher told me that I should modify my work
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Some people praise me for chasing my dream, but I have to be honest, it kind of sucks. Every day I say I’m going to be a writer, and at this point in my life, I absolutely hate writing. I’m not sure if it’s the assignments mandated by my
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Never, I repeat, NEVER get out of the habit of writing. If you do writing becomes more difficult. As a grad student, I am a slave to word counts. I used to write all the time in my diary for hours. Now, I can barely write a 500-word analyzation.
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I have this nagging urge. A child pulling at the rim of my skirt, begging me to write. Part of me wants to write a teen book, a coming of age story, a mild obsession. And of course, heartbreak. I’m so inspired 🙂 Thank you Betsy Lerner in The
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I’m really excited that this is happening. But I won’t be starting school until the fall semester. I’m okay with that. I just won’t have the financial help of financial aid. At least not until school starts anyway. I’ll have the opportunity to follow my dreams. I
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