I was a car salesman once. For a brief period in Columbus, I worked at CarMax and sold the following: A Ford Expedition. A Pontiac Grand Am. A Volkswagon Jetta. That’s it. The other salespeople that started at the same time as I did were selling circles around me. I had one of my fellow … Continue reading Everything Is Sales
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Reaching out from the Rural
After leaning into rural life, LinkedIn has opened a way of making connections and jumping into the world of business.
Free Graphic Design Resources for Beginners from a Beginner!
Spoiler Alert: I am not a graphic designer, nor am I a photographer or photo editor. I’ve always thought logos and graphic design in general were pretty cool, but it wasn’t until I listened to Negative Space on the 99% Invisible podcast that I became mildly obsessed (you can read more about that HERE). I … Continue reading Free Graphic Design Resources for Beginners from a Beginner!
Want to be a Better Writer? Improve and Inspire with Mentor Texts
I was thinking about music today. Specifically learning to play a musical instrument. A piano to be exact. If you sat down to learn piano, I highly doubt your teacher would help you learn the notes and read music, maybe even teach you how some notes go together, and then tell you to start playing. … Continue reading Want to be a Better Writer? Improve and Inspire with Mentor Texts
4 Productivity Tips for Writers
I’ve always written, but I’ve never really considered myself a writer, and I definitely wasn’t sure if I wanted to write in a professional capacity. As I begin to pursue freelance content and copywriting and blogging, I realized that I’ll need to take advantage of any free moment that I have and set up some … Continue reading 4 Productivity Tips for Writers
{#abookaweek2019} Update: Books 1-6!
So far, I’m super proud of how many books I’ve read this year. I still don’t make as much time as I would like to read at home, but I’m keeping up pretty well reading at school and at night. We have had a ton of snow this year, so we’ve had lots of snow … Continue reading {#abookaweek2019} Update: Books 1-6!
Want To Understand Your Characters Better? Have Them Take Personality Tests!
When you're writing a character, you're essentially creating a person out of thin air. A person based on others, perhaps, but you are responsible for everything that character is or will become either consciously or unconsciously. There are a ridiculous amount of layers within people, and these layers are developed as a result of experiences, … Continue reading Want To Understand Your Characters Better? Have Them Take Personality Tests!
{#abookaweek2019} Tribe of Mentors
Tribe of Mentors by Timothy Ferriss {Week 1 & 2} I started this challenge a few days late which is why this book took 2 (technically a week and a half) to finish. About halfway through the first week of 2019, I was busy doing something at home, and I started thinking about what I … Continue reading {#abookaweek2019} Tribe of Mentors
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
I started this book once before and didn't get past the first few pages, so I was less than thrilled when one of my classes chose this as their next novel. This time, I dove into the book knowing that I had no choice but to finish, and to my surprise, I liked it. It … Continue reading Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer made me deeply sad and impacted me in a way that only a truly beautiful story can. Oskar's attempt to reconcile himself with his father's death in 9/11 was interwoven with the story of his grandparent's relationship. It was a tale of hope and despair, love and … Continue reading Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer