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4 Guides to a Sustainable Writing Life
In the publishing industry, “what will sell” is always a moving target. To adapt is to survive, for both creators and those who sell their works. Add today’s rapid socio-political shifts and it’s hard for a business to create a strategic plan that will still work next week let alone in the year(s) it will take to write and publish a novel.
https://writerunboxed.com/2026/05/14/4-guides-to-a-sustainable-writing-life/#Inspirations #REALWORLD #Writinglife #DonMiguelRuiz #emotionalmanagement
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4 Guides to a Sustainable Writing Life
In the publishing industry, “what will sell” is always a moving target. To adapt is to survive, for both creators and those who sell their works. Add today’s rapid socio-political shifts and it’s hard for a business to create a strategic plan that will still work next week let alone in the year(s) it will take to write and publish a novel.
https://writerunboxed.com/2026/05/14/4-guides-to-a-sustainable-writing-life/#Inspirations #REALWORLD #Writinglife #DonMiguelRuiz #emotionalmanagement
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4 Guides to a Sustainable Writing Life
In the publishing industry, “what will sell” is always a moving target. To adapt is to survive, for both creators and those who sell their works. Add today’s rapid socio-political shifts and it’s hard for a business to create a strategic plan that will still work next week let alone in the year(s) it will take to write and publish a novel.
https://writerunboxed.com/2026/05/14/4-guides-to-a-sustainable-writing-life/#Inspirations #REALWORLD #Writinglife #DonMiguelRuiz #emotionalmanagement
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4 Guides to a Sustainable Writing Life
In the publishing industry, “what will sell” is always a moving target. To adapt is to survive, for both creators and those who sell their works. Add today’s rapid socio-political shifts and it’s hard for a business to create a strategic plan that will still work next week let alone in the year(s) it will take to write and publish a novel.
https://writerunboxed.com/2026/05/14/4-guides-to-a-sustainable-writing-life/#Inspirations #REALWORLD #Writinglife #DonMiguelRuiz #emotionalmanagement
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Writing on Solid Ground: Create an Intentional Writing Practice
The first time I took the bus from Pennsylvania to New York City I was surprised to discover that the skyline is not, as I had thought, all skyscrapers. Seen from a westerly approach, there are two distinct clusters of skyscrapers separated by blocks and blocks and blocks of shorter buildings. It seemed weird that the city planners hadn’t built more skyscrapers, given how many people want to live and work in Manhattan.
It was a puzzle I didn’t unlock until I found out about the geology of the island.
Manhattan has two areas of solid bedrock—one in Midtown and one downtown. And that’s where the skyscrapers go.
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Good Writing Can’t Be Taught
As I started circling this topic for this month’s post, I figured I’d start it with a question: can good writing be taught? But the more I thought about it, the more I realized I already knew the answer: no.
Good writing can’t be taught. But a willing writer can always learn.
My use of “willing” there instead of “good” isn’t an accident; I have trouble with the idea that someone either is or is not a good writer, mostly because I know so many writers (and have even been that writer myself) wrestling with self-doubt, asking “Am I a bad writer?” when a draft isn’t going well. It’s not a helpful way to think.
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#Design #Inspirations
Multi-stroke text effect · An iconic retro style recreated by CSS https://ilo.im/16c3zu_____
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Four Ways to Give Your Creativity a Boost
One of the most difficult things about writing, for me anyway, is coming up with ideas for things to write about. Over the course of my career, I’ve spent more time than I’d like to admit staring at a blank Word document, waiting for inspiration to strike. Although there’s a lot of good advice out there offering ways to combat this problem, not everything I’ve tried has helped. Below are four tips I’ve come to rely on whenever I feel stuck.
Just Write Something
Back when I worked as a magazine editor, one of things I often said to writers experiencing creative blocks was: You can’t edit a blank page. By this, I meant that while it’s possible to fix a less-than-perfect story, you can’t make something out of nothing.
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Layer Cake: Writing Historical Fiction
Dateline: Budapest. Inspired by a recently discovered fresco in Pompeii depicting a delectable flatbread on a platter with a large goblet of red wine, a Budapest pizzeria crafted a pie using only ingredients that would have been available in ancient Rome. Although it wasn’t until the 1800s that the city of Naples introduced a street food of tomatoes, cheese, and herbs baked on a thin crust of leavened bread, Titus Caesar in his 79 A.D. toga could have eaten focaccia topped with nuts, savory sauce, dried fruit, herbs. More French Laundry than Dominos.
https://writerunboxed.com/2026/04/20/layer-cake-writing-historical-fiction/#CRAFT #Inspirations #adviceforwriters #inspiration #writinglife
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Wonderment Within Weirdness and the Many Inspirations Behind It
No story exists in a vacuum. Every piece of media, every book, every show, every game—it all comes from somewhere. From what we watch, what we read, what we play, what we experience, and even who we meet along the way. Wonderment Within Weirdness is no different. In fact, one of the defining aspects of the book is just how many different inspirations come together to shape it. And not in a way where it feels copied or stitched together—but in a way where everything blends into […] -
Busy past few days, so a quick update on my current project.
https://philosophics.blog/2026/04/09/meta-of-the-box/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social
I discuss the meta and sources of inspiration for this writing project, literary speculative fiction.
#philosophy #inspirations #sources #writing #fiction #update #blog
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Busy past few days, so a quick update on my current project.
https://philosophics.blog/2026/04/09/meta-of-the-box/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social
I discuss the meta and sources of inspiration for this writing project, literary speculative fiction.
#philosophy #inspirations #sources #writing #fiction #update #blog
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Busy past few days, so a quick update on my current project.
https://philosophics.blog/2026/04/09/meta-of-the-box/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social
I discuss the meta and sources of inspiration for this writing project, literary speculative fiction.
#philosophy #inspirations #sources #writing #fiction #update #blog
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Busy past few days, so a quick update on my current project.
https://philosophics.blog/2026/04/09/meta-of-the-box/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social
I discuss the meta and sources of inspiration for this writing project, literary speculative fiction.
#philosophy #inspirations #sources #writing #fiction #update #blog
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Busy past few days, so a quick update on my current project.
https://philosophics.blog/2026/04/09/meta-of-the-box/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social
I discuss the meta and sources of inspiration for this writing project, literary speculative fiction.
#philosophy #inspirations #sources #writing #fiction #update #blog
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4 Ways Specificity Drives Your Story Forward
Detail creates story movement by inviting the reader into your story’s experience.
Sometimes.
If you apply that detail indiscriminately, it’s equally possible that you’ll entangle your reader and dilute your story’s point. When seeking a balance between enticing and telling all, remember to leave room for the reader who wants to enter your story.
https://writerunboxed.com/2026/04/09/4-ways-specificity-drives-your-story-forward/#BookTalk #CRAFT #Inspirations #AlltheColorsoftheDark #character
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Write Anywhere, Write Everywhere
When my first book came out, I was working full-time, writing, and parenting two kids under three. It was, to say the least, hard to find the time to write. It was also hard to find a place to write.
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Of Pens and Swords
In January 2011, a series of pro-democracy protests and demonstrations across North Africa and the Middle East succeeded in deposing multiple rulers. This constellation of events became known as the Arab Spring, and it ushered in, at least briefly, hope for a new era of change.
When I returned to Egypt afterward, the physical landscape of Cairo had changed. At Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the revolution, the gutted-out shell of a hotel testified to the violence that marked the revolution. Giant new walls surrounded the national museum. Narrow avenues of entry and guard posts slowed access to tourist sites. During my daily drives through Cairo I also saw something that never existed during the Mubarak era: graffiti.
https://writerunboxed.com/2026/03/26/of-pens-and-swords/#Inspirations #REALWORLD #Writinglife #powerofwords #thepenandthesword
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This Post is Not About Grief
It’s really not. This post is about driving south on I-5, from Bellingham, WA, toward my home in Seattle. It’s raining, and I’m crying.
But I’m not crying because my dad died in December, December 16th to be exact, after a 26-month dogfight with a particularly nasty cancer.
I’m crying because for five nights, I have been staying in an itty-bitty Airbnb. By myself. Writing. And now I must go home.
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How to Make Use of Incidental Characters
Today’s Mad Skill comes to you by way of Jin Min Lee ’s historical epic, Pachinko. Her novel follows the fate of four generations of a family from 1910–1989, first in Japan-occupied Korea, and then as immigrants in Japan.
Perhaps, like me, you’ve had this in your to-be-read pile since its 2017 release, but you were put off by its weighty topic and more than 500 pages.
To that, all I can say is: it’s amazing how much time you can find to read when a book simply won’t release you from its clutches. The undercurrent of this novel, driven by poverty, cultural disadvantage, illness, illicit love, manipulation, prejudice and more, made it both a page-turner and a master class in how to renew tension.
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#Design #Inspirations
Website Inspo · A curated library of well-crafted UI components https://ilo.im/169q0i_____
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The Sentence and the Story: A New Year’s Fable
The Sentence
The sentence sat, unmoving.
The sentence was dissatisfied.
The sentence knew that it had untapped potential, but wasn’t using it.
The sentence longed to be metaphorical but it was feeling stuck, like a bluebottle in a room with walls of flypaper.
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#Design #Inspirations
Diagonal billing · A clever solution for giving equal credits https://ilo.im/169fk1_____
#Business #Acknowledgment #Credits #Presentations #Videos #Content #ContentDesign #ProductDesign #WebDesign -
#Design #Inspirations
Diagonal billing · A clever solution for giving equal credits https://ilo.im/169fk1_____
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#Business #Inspirations
My two-part desk setup · Living and working between an analog and a digital space https://ilo.im/168i5e_____
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#Design #Collections
Pricing Pages · Curated pricing page designs to spark your creativity https://ilo.im/1661yy_____
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Baroque music can be pretty dark : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya5tzT7ujH4 #BenjaminBritten #inspirations
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#Development #Inspirations
Getting creative with small screens · Design is storytelling, even on a small screen https://ilo.im/1680vh_____
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"Mocha Dick was a rogue albino sperm whale"
Probably #juvenile of me, but I'm guessing the name Dick for a sperm whale was no accident. 🧐
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#Design #Inspirations
When your website makes you smile · The tiny things can make a huge difference https://ilo.im/167coo_____
#Joy #Playgrounds #Blog #Website #Animations #Emojis #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign -
Fusilli calamari e piselli.
Disegno a inchiostro su cartaccia da fotocopie, scansionato e colorato in digitale.
#risma_2024 #RecipeIdeas #illustrazione #FoodForFoodies #IllustrationFood #calamari #fusilli #piselli #drawing #art #artist #arte #disegno #inspirations #green
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Fusilli calamari e piselli.
Disegno a inchiostro su cartaccia da fotocopie, scansionato e colorato in digitale.
#risma_2024 #RecipeIdeas #illustrazione #FoodForFoodies #IllustrationFood #calamari #fusilli #piselli #drawing #art #artist #arte #disegno #inspirations #green
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Fusilli calamari e piselli.
Disegno a inchiostro su cartaccia da fotocopie, scansionato e colorato in digitale.
#risma_2024 #RecipeIdeas #illustrazione #FoodForFoodies #IllustrationFood #calamari #fusilli #piselli #drawing #art #artist #arte #disegno #inspirations #green
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Fusilli calamari e piselli.
Disegno a inchiostro su cartaccia da fotocopie, scansionato e colorato in digitale.
#risma_2024 #RecipeIdeas #illustrazione #FoodForFoodies #IllustrationFood #calamari #fusilli #piselli #drawing #art #artist #arte #disegno #inspirations #green
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Fusilli calamari e piselli.
Disegno a inchiostro su cartaccia da fotocopie, scansionato e colorato in digitale.
#risma_2024 #RecipeIdeas #illustrazione #FoodForFoodies #IllustrationFood #calamari #fusilli #piselli #drawing #art #artist #arte #disegno #inspirations #green
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Acknowledge Your Influences
After posting about writing craft on group blogs once or twice a month since 2008, you’d think I’ve written about every topic under the sun—and yet I’ve never even read a blog post about acknowledgment. It’s an important topic.
https://writerunboxed.com/2025/09/11/acknowledge-your-influences/#Inspirations #REALWORLD #Writinglife #DanielKahneman #GavindeBecker
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Let’s Play Instead
There’s something about the day after Labor Day. In the olden days (when many of us were children), it was the first day of school, so even as adults many of us have an urge to buy notebooks and pens and sharpen pencils and Get Serious.
https://writerunboxed.com/2025/09/02/lets-play-instead/#Inspirations #REALWORLD #Writinglife #cinquain #haiku
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All That Glitters Is Mostly Gold Foil
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https://writerunboxed.com/2025/08/26/all-that-glitters-is-mostly-gold-foil/#Inspirations #adviceforwriters #ElizabethHuergo #readingsforwriters #REALWORLD
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The Summoned Writer
When I returned from several weeks in India, people asked if I’d gone there to gather material for a new book.
https://writerunboxed.com/2025/08/20/the-summoned-writer/#Inspirations #REALWORLD #Writinglife #adviceforwriters #BarbaraLinnProbst
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Play the Long Game
When first setting out to write in a novel’s long form, it’s a relief to learn that after the inciting incident, the episodic nature of each scene carries the same structure: the POV character pursues a goal, that goal is not as easily achieved as the character had hoped but unwanted consequences of failure drive the character forward,…
https://writerunboxed.com/2025/08/14/play-the-long-game/#BookTalk #CRAFT #Inspirations #Process #FredrikBackman
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Beauty
“Such a strange and frightening time. Beauty won’t save us, but it can remind us of what deserves to be saved.”…
https://writerunboxed.com/2025/08/08/beauty/#CRAFT #Inspirations #REALWORLD #Beauty #ChristianDior
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#Design #Inspirations
Spotted in prod · A collection of great mobile interface designs https://ilo.im/163s1t_____
#Apps #Mobile #iOS #DesignPattern #ProductDesign #UxDesign #IxDesign #VisualDesign #UiDesign #Videos -
#Business #Collections
Workspaces · A showcase of creative individuals’ workspaces https://ilo.im/164j22_____
#Photos #Gallery #Desk #Devices #Workspaces #HomeOffice #RemoteWork #Productivity #Creativity #Inspirations -
Why Write Fiction?
I’m used to being asked where I get story ideas or what my writing process is like. I can reply to these questions easily because I know the answers. But I was thrown off recently when a friend of a friend I met at a party asked me why I write fiction.
https://writerunboxed.com/2025/04/23/why-write-fiction/#CRAFT #Inspirations #provocations #REALWORLD #RESEARCH
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#Design #Inspirations
The A-Z of design · Inspirations for designers to grow in their field https://ilo.im/1638i9____
#Skills #Career #Creativity #DesignPrinciples #DesignProcess #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #VisualDesign #WebDesign -
The Rational-Irrational Writer
Some people know exactly what they want to be when they grow up. Others take a more winding road. I belong to the second group.
https://writerunboxed.com/2025/04/03/the-rational-irrational-writer/#conflict #Health #Inspirations #perseverance #provocations
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On Getting Lost in Translations
Or, down the rabbit hole with the Keithster…
https://writerunboxed.com/2025/03/24/on-getting-lost-in-translations/#Backstory #BookDiscussion #CRAFT #Inspirations #REALWORLD
@indieauthors