HeyJaredChapter 23 by James Garside
Become evil. Rule the world. Maybe drink tea first and sit down for a bit. jamesgarside.substack.com
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EP0028 Writer’s Notebook: Cul-de-sac (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside (opens the original)
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Three sentences and a confession “It’s ok to die. It’s ok to fail. But it’s not ok to live in fear.” — James Garside This is very short. Three sentences and a confession. Listen three times and then go write something. I fear death less than failure. This took me longer to arrive at than you might think. It’s a strange thing to know about yourself. Good to know regardless. If you’re not feeling motivated then you need to stop and ask why. I don’t have the answer. But fear of failure is often wor
EP0027 Writer’s Notebook: Advice from a Drunk Writer (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside (opens the original)
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The only writing advice you need “Forget about writing a novel. Write scenes and stitch them together.” — A Drunk Writer Wisdom shows up in the strangest places. The best writing advice I ever received was from a drunk writer who broke into their own car. If you have a minute I’ll tell you what they said. Worth every second. The advice he gave me that night is the most useful thing anyone has ever said to me about writing. Alcohol may have had something to do with it. Who was this mysterious wri
EP0026 Writer’s Notebook: In the Beginning was the Word (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside (opens the original)
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Quantum Mechanics, The Bible, and what you hide from “The Universe is made of stories, not of atoms.” — Muriel Rukeyser Three paragraphs and a quote. Quantum Mechanics, The Bible, and what you hide from. I’m not sure what any of this has to do with writing but it sounds about right. Do these ideas belong together? I report. You decide. This episode is brought to you by: Nobody. Links: Original: Writer’s Notebook: In the Beginning was the Word Substack: jamesgarside.substack.com Medium: medium.co
EP0025 Writer’s Notebook: Words of Encouragement (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside (opens the original)
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Say the thing you most need to hear “What’s the message of encouragement you most wish to hear? Go shout it from the rooftops.” — James Garside This is a very short piece. The show notes are longer than the original post. That might tell you something but I’m not sure what. The idea is simple: Those words of encouragement you wish someone would say to you? Make them your message to the world. If you need to hear it then someone else needs to hear it too. Say it. Write it. Post it. Don’t whisper
EP0024 Writer’s Notebook: Some Thoughts on a Media Diet (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside (opens the original)
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A manifesto for cutting down on everything “But I reckon I got to light out for the Territory ahead of the rest, because Aunt Sally she’s going to adopt me and sivilize me, and I can’t stand it. I been there before.” ― Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Light out for the Territory. Practical advice for writers who are drowning in the internet. The internet is a glitterball of distraction. You know how much you like shiny things. It’s a wonder you ever get any work done. Unplug. Disap
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