by bossmeggan | being a writer, musings
On the Anatomy of Feeling Not with all the words in the world can we do ourselves justice. Not with a sentence or a talk or a video or a book can we do feelings that fill us any honorable service. How did I get here this morning? I couldn’t hear my thoughts. And I try...
by bossmeggan | being a writer, musings
Weekend Roundup: Self-Promotion Edition (kind of) There is something about this living in isolation… I don’t know what it all means yet, but I know it’s right for me at the moment. How do I know? I don’t know. It just feels right. You get what I’m saying? No? Of...
by bossmeggan | being a writer
When History Fails You: Keep the Faith Very truly the most difficult part of this creative pursuit is not the creativity itself. It’s not finding moments to work or ideas to explore. It’s not fighting procrastination. It’s keeping the faith.I’m not a religious person,...
by bossmeggan | being a writer, inspiration
You Choose: Feeling Good, Bad, or Right? We focus too much on the idea of feeling good. Everybody should be happy, everybody should be fit, and everybody should feeeeel good! But it turns out striving toward feeling “good” as our baseline is the wrong pursuit....
by bossmeggan | being a writer
I’m a Writer…Right? Last night I was talking with a fellow writer about those ego-crushing moments when I tell someone I’m a writer. We all know what comes next: “Oh, what have you written?” I muster all the confidence and courage I can and say: “I’m working on...
by bossmeggan | being a writer
Friday Roundup: Writing Hacks Edition This is what we call a Sunday roundup. I spent Friday from 4am until past 12am on Saturday either at an airport (16 hours) or in the sky (four hours). I suppose I spent Saturday emerging from the rabbit hole. On days like...
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