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As One Writer Grapples with Her Disability, She Rediscovers Passion, Peace and Contentment

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I’d lived with migraines for much of my life, but these were incessant and unresponsive to my normal medications. This was more than just tired; this was an exhaustion that made it so I couldn’t think, couldn’t speak, couldn’t move my muscles. My job required careful attention, but I could barely focus.

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The New Normal: Finding Routine and Perspective in Coffee Shops

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As a freelance writer, they have been my not-so-personal offices for the majority of the past eight years. It started as a way to shake things up early in my career when I was typically writing belabored essays and trying to convince editors to publish them. In obvious ways, I was lucky; my job can be done literally anywhere.

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The secret to writing powerful words | Men With Pens

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And I need to talk about my feelings with her. This was, incidentally, the point where I decided to pledge my troth to words and ditch my love affair with numbers…) The math lessons never became easy. But once I’d acquired a ton of fiction experience under my belt, I found writing non-fiction became easier. Why is that?

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The 6-Step Process to Turn Ideas into Published Blog Posts

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You might love the idea of writing an in-depth essay that analyzes two obscure writers, but if your readers want quick and easy tips they can apply to their own lives, they’re going to tune out. I like to number each idea so that I have a logically-ordered outline for my post. (If Rewrite any sentence that don’t quite work.

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How Brave a Writer Are You? | Men With Pens

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Written by Agent X - 37 Comments Bravery has been a recent theme in my household. Insightful contemplation on my part also pulled bravery up to be examined – I’m glad to report I pass the test with flying colors. It was the perfect wrap for my bravely-themed week. My philosophy? Probably not. Great article.

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