Don’t bow down and worship idols. — Exodus 20:5 When I wrote Hey Arnold! fanfiction as a teen, there was an author whose work I admired. At that time, I had only just published my first completed story. But it was in script format, short, and suffered from the inclusion of an original character that took over the majority […]
Category: My Writing
Actionable writing advice and tips that aspiring writers can use for motivation in their creative career and journey.
What Fanfiction Has Taught Me About Writing
Originally published at writefarmlive.com on October 17, 2018. A co-worker noticed the Arnold figurine on my work desk. “You like Hey Arnold?” “I adore this show,” I blurted out, a bit too enthusiastically for a Monday morning. “Oh cool — I used to love the show as a kid,” she replied. That was the extent of our […]
Writing is My Identity
I took some time off this week. You know how as an adult, you feel this underlying sense of intense shame when you take time off…but you’re not travelling? I went to a concert on Thursday expecting to be out late (spoiler alert: I wasn’t), and I only had one full day vacation day left […]
You Are Not That Important
A co-worker at my office had to put her dog down last weekend. I felt bad for her, so I purchased a sympathy card and included a gift card to one of her favourite restaurants, thinking it would make her day. The Monday after she put her dog down, this same co-worker was physically assaulted […]
When You’re Feeling Low, Remember This Advice
“A dejected looking woman sat in a dark bedroom with her hand on her head, with horizontal strips of light shining on her from a blind, Bloomington” by Xavier Sotomayor on Unsplash There has been discussion on mental health and depression, and confusion on why successful people would choose to end their lives. Especially in […]