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Do You Know Why You Really Like to Write?

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Justiss Goode

Response to “Do you Know Why You Really Like to Write?” (Audio Included)

I admit to writing for money, but before there was money, there was passion. Now, I begin to write for new (which used to be my old) reasons for why I write. Warning: The last paragraph and the audio play box have affiliate links in them. — When I first took writing classes 30+ years ago, the topic of “why do you write” came up quite a bit. At that time, our teachers commanded us to write down our purpose for writing with words…

Why Writing

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Response to “Do you Know Why You Really Like to Write?” (Audio Included)

Why Writing

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“1,001 Reasons I Don’t Want to Be With You”(Creative Storytelling Series, Script Format, Audio Version Included)

“It’s not so much about me but about who I am when I’m with you,” says Julie. This series doesn’t pertain to a specific person, but Julie, the author, bases it on her 17 years of casual dating and “situationships.” — Cast: Julie as herself for intro, AI Voice #1 as the narrator and AI Voice #2 starring as “Julie,” and AI Voice #3 as “Julie’s boyfriend.” (Names for characters coming soon.) NARRATOR (AI Voice #1):

Storytelling

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Storytelling

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Writing is like gambling (a self-assigned random writing exercise)

You put it all your chips out there hoping you get something back, and you will, if you’re lucky — Random hint for the sight impaired before I get started: You can add the “Read Aloud” to your Chrome browser to listen instead of read. I’m planning on adding audio to more of my posts, but for now, I’m recommending that. (It’s free, and I’m not ashamed to promote free.)…

Writing Exercise

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Writing Exercise

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“I have a sink full of dishes!” This and Other Confessions of a Writer

I’ve got a deadline. What’s your excuse? — It’s true. I haven’t done my dishes for days. The sad thing, is, I don’t even have children. I live alone and being busy writing in addition to working about 30–40 hours as a delivery driver is my main reason for neglecting my house duties. After I finish this article, I will do them. I promise. The rest of this story is on A Life of a Writer, which is one of my Medium publications. I didn’t realize I made this version live, but that’s okay. If you want to see the rest of this article, you know where to find it. Read more >>

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“I have a sink full of dishes!” This and Other Confessions of a Writer

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Aug 22, 2022

Tips and Tricks on Travel Writing Technology (Coming Soon)

Watch for this story on A Life of a Writer coming soon. I’m conducting experiments on how I could write while traveling and stay connected but not plugged in all the time.

Announcements

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Announcements

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Apr 26, 2022

Hi Julie, It’s never too late.

Karen Lubenow

Sorry Karen,

Sorry Karen, I was having a bad day. The day I saw the title to this post, I was looking for some encouragement from a single woman's point of view of someone who's never been married and never had kids befeore. --->Trying too hard was never my problem: For me…

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Apr 2, 2022

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Disregard this story. I’m just doing a private video hosting embed test. Tap or Click to Play video and audio versions of this story Available only on Medium and private hosting service videomanapp.com

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A “Steal My Ideas” Update (Audio Included)

Introducing a new “Steal My Ideas” Newsletter coming soon — straight to you when you subscribe to my A Life of a Writer stories. — I have no time to write all the pieces I want, and I don’t mind giving another writer a shot at it. Scroll to reveal the l first idea you can steal from me. Steal My Idea No. 1 I proceeded to start writing about wearing sweatpants with flannels. Then, I cut it out…

A Life Of A Writer

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A “Steal My Ideas” Update (Audio Included)

A Life Of A Writer

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Mar 10, 2022

Yay! My First Medium Subscriber

An un-metered announcement with an affiliate link contained in it toward the end of this page for which I’d earn a commission. The audio playbox also has one affiliate link, just so you know. — That’s exciting. I just got my first Medium subscriber, so you know what that means, don’t you? I have to actually start writing on here more often now. Bear with me — gotta lotta irons in the fire right now. …

Annoucements

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Annoucements

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Feb 5, 2022

Why Staying Friends with Exes isn’t in Your Best Interest

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Crystal Jackson

I think it depends on if you're over the person or not.

I think it depends on if you're over the person or not. Sometimes, it can be more awkward for me if I'm the one who is over the other person and they're not over me -- than if it's the opposite.

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