# The Creative Mind

Inside the chaotic, inspiring, and illuminating mentality of artists.

How To Hate Screenwriting in 10 Easy Steps

How To Hate Screenwriting in 10 Easy Steps

It’s true that some people are born with a natural loathing for screenwriting. But that doesn’t mean it’s unattainable for the rest of us.

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5 min read

The Ultimate Growth Opportunity

The Ultimate Growth Opportunity

It was time to grow. I could see it coming miles away, and I knew it wouldn’t be pleasant.

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6 min read

Simp for the Reader

Simp for the Reader

Unless you’re writing only for you, you need to keep the audience in mind. Especially if that audience is the gatekeeper to all your hopes and dreams.

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8 min read

The Truth About Burnout

The Truth About Burnout

Overworking doesn’t make you a better or more dedicated writer.

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3 min read

Designing the Perfect Writer's Group

Designing the Perfect Writer's Group

Both from my pent up decade of jealousy and my own recent increase in writer’s group activity, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about all the variables in creating your ideal creative collective.

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7 min read

Single-Year Itch: 365 Days in Writing Exile

Single-Year Itch: 365 Days in Writing Exile

I decided to focus on the things I could control rather than treating my career like a blind gamble, because the house always wins.

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6 min read

How to Tell Your Loved Ones You Wrote About Them

How to Tell Your Loved Ones You Wrote About Them

You’re telling a fictionalized version of true events, and now comes the awkward part: how to tell the people who may recognize themselves in it.

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3 min read

On Cherishing Solitude

On Cherishing Solitude

As my heart continued to drum, my mind slowly went to a place where I became uncomfortable in my skin.

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Objective Delusionalism

Objective Delusionalism

It’s the secret. The oxymoronic mindset it takes to achieve in any pursuit in which the rewards are many and the opportunities few.

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4 min read

The Unfathomable Psychological Terror of Writing What You Know

The Unfathomable Psychological Terror of Writing What You Know

If there’s one thing I’ve learned about this world is that who you are and who people want you to be aren’t the same thing.

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7 min read

Thank You, Next

Thank You, Next

That’s the problem with unsolicited advice. Most of the time, the advice-giver knows nothing about you or your situation.

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6 min read

The Better Art Friend

The Better Art Friend

Our fields can be harsh, and the struggle is real, but that doesn’t have to be all we are.

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7 min read

Nobody Expects the GameQuisition!

Nobody Expects the GameQuisition!

Some call it gamesmanship, some call it cheating, some call it plain old knowing the rules. But if you don’t know the rules, you can’t bend them to your advantage.

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5 min read

How I Overcome Writer's Block

How I Overcome Writer's Block

Knowing that even A-list authors have “my dog ate my homework” moments can be reassuring, and ironically that reassurance can help the rest of us unleash our creativity.

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4 min read

How to Develop and Maintain a Positive Creative Partnership

How to Develop and Maintain a Positive Creative Partnership

If you cannot effectively or efficiently communicate, every part of the creative process will take twice as long and be ten times as frustrating as it needs to.

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5 min read
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