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There are no answers at the end of this book? (opens the original)
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Reading teaches you how to wait. When I was younger (okay, even now), when I’m really into a good book but want some reassurance that it ends well, I try skipping to the end for some hint of tone. Is it going to be okay? Or am I going to read the next 400 pages only to get my heart broken? (I’m looking at you, Rohinton Mistry). By the way, that Wikipedia entry is not accurate:Whereas the main characters suffer a lot in the book, and all of them in the end lose, throughout the book they continue
The 6 ft tall white man who speaks for me sometimes (opens the original)
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Recently someone wrote to me:I can’t overstate the impact you’ve had on my career, and the ways you have taught me to grow that showed the deepest care and understanding of probably any leader I’ve worked for... What you did for me mattered. I hope I can be a leader in the new role who resembles you more.My first reaction was, I don’t deserve this. I’ve never had imposter syndrome when it comes to my competence, but when it comes to how I lead others, I constantly feel as if I’m over
Ariadne Triumphs over the Breadcrumb Trail (opens the original)
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Got a flurry of new subscribers recently, so I’ll give a brief overview of what I do here. Deracinated is a weekly blog about my wandering-writer life. I also have a paid version for serious writers, focusing on weekly deep-dives into craft and close reading, where this week’s episode is on where to begin your story when you’re writing angry women protagonists.<a class="embedded-post" href="https://studyinsalience.subs
Bend the Curve (opens the original)
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Sometimes, when you feel like shit, it takes a while to realize it. By the time you notice, not only have you likely been feeling that way for a while, you’ve embarked on a journey where things are progressively getting worse, putting you in a vicious cycle.An example:Day 0: You stay out late one night, doing something totally fun and awesome.Day 1: The next day, you feel tired and wake up late, so you skip the gym. Since you woke up late, you don’t fall asleep until late.</spa
Manga and Musical, Message and Medium (opens the original)
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After writing novels, short stories, essays, poems, and a webtoon I am now taking a course in writing a TV drama pilot. I took the course not because I actually want to write a TV drama, but because every time you tell a story in a different medium, you learn something new. This was certainly the case when Airene and I adapted one of my novels into a Webtoon. Deciding early on that we would not use thoug
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