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Read more about the article NaNoWriMo: For the win!

NaNoWriMo: For the win!

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:December 24, 2022
  • Post category:Writing

I can’t believe it. It wasn’t my first attempt to write a novel in a month, but this time, I did it! I wrote 50,000 words in 30 days as…

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Read more about the article Fiction: Elevator ride

Fiction: Elevator ride

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:May 25, 2022
  • Post category:Writing

This is fiction. Any similarities to actual events are coincidental. But if it does seem familiar, may I say: lucky you.

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Read more about the article If I were a short story writer …

If I were a short story writer …

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:November 25, 2020
  • Post category:Writing
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Keep on writing!

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Read more about the article Ready, set, write.

Ready, set, write.

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:May 25, 2020
  • Post category:Growing/Writing
  • Post comments:1 Comment

Get a great refresher on the writing process.

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Read more about the article Slay Your Sugar Habit for 25 Cents a Day

Slay Your Sugar Habit for 25 Cents a Day

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:January 22, 2020
  • Post category:Writing

Trying to limit your sugar intake (dare we say addiction?) to the recommended daily allowance? Pull out a pile of pennies and let's get to work. We can slay that…

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Read more about the article Five to Follow

Five to Follow

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:January 5, 2020
  • Post category:Writing
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I am subscribed to an insane number of email newsletters. Some are fantastic, others get the delete key more often than not. Here are five favorites: Morning Brew “Did you…

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Read more about the article When life gives you cucumbers…

When life gives you cucumbers…

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:October 6, 2019
  • Post category:Writing
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Facing an excess of anything -- like cucumbers -- can activate your growth mindset.

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Read more about the article Get out your seam ripper

Get out your seam ripper

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:September 20, 2019
  • Post category:Writing
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Mistakes are also an inevitable part of life--not just creative work. It’s a great idea to get good at failing.

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Read more about the article Just Start

Just Start

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:September 6, 2019
  • Post category:Writing
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Every time that I start a project, I doubt myself. I look at projects that I have finished and try to deconstruct them. How did I do it? How did…

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My love-hate relationship with journaling

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:August 16, 2019
  • Post category:Coaching/Writing
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If you have been trying without success to journal, now's the time to give it another go with simple tools and modest steps.

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