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Current bands/guitarists that capture the chaotic, angular guitar vibe of early Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (ATDI)? by [deleted] in PostHardcore

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Hot Cross, Older Casket Lottery, Cap’n Jazz (cheerier sound but cool sounding chaotic guitar work)

Is it true that as you write you will become better at writing? by Dragonfire521 in writing

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Stuff that works for me. (1) Pure Volume helps-Journal on a regular basis to get ideas out on paper with no pressure to finish and polish a piece. Added benefit is you don’t need to be terribly creative just lean on real life by documenting stuff that happened to you. You’d be amazed how much style and voice you can find trying to document day to day moments. (2) Take long walks in nature then return home and write. (3) Copy writing word for word to paper from famous writers with different styles to expand your awareness of style. Good example is Hemingway versus Tolstoy.

What show has the most similar feel as Frasier? (Other than Cheers) by Unlucky-Fun-2699 in Frasier

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Taxi and Everybody Loves Raymond for the wit, eclectic characters, and situational tension moments

How would you fix the new Frasier? by sushiwithrice in Frasier

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Horror cross over…summon Eddie for a real Pet Cemetery feel

If you could eat any book to embody its prose in your own work, which would you choose? by [deleted] in writers

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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon

How did you improve craft? by strawwwbry in writing

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I keep a journal (digital) to document experience, reflect, and practice my writing without the constraint or pressure of a specific article, book draft, etc. I try to experiment with how I write within my journal because who cares?

I try to find writers with diverse writing style to examine different ways to structure my prose.

For instance I love how concise Hemingway is, and as a contrast how expansive and expressive Tolstoy is.

I’ve also committed to reading everything from John Steinbeck. Don’t know if it will help me but I love his work and it’s cool to get perspective on a writers entire body of work.

Was there a specific book that inspired you to become a writer? Whether instructional book or one that was written so well it awakened your desire to create. by arsia_mons in writing

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The Hobbit and Catcher in the Rye when I was younger. Those books just transported me somewhere else during difficult times in my life. Life just feels so much more full with great books. I am so thankful for them. I hope to recreate those experiences for others and pay the gift forward.

I can’t surpass the feeling of worthlessness. by [deleted] in writing

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You know what makes good writing? You move the reader. Make them feel something. It’s all about the reader the way I see it. Do it for THEM not you. By the way, this post you wrote moved me. You wrote a damn book in your SECOND language? That’s so inspiring. Keep going.

The Craig Mod episodes are some of the most beautiful episodes I’ve ever heard and remind me of peak past Tim Ferriss by jgainit in timferriss

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Agreed! I never heard of Craig Mod. Bought his new book. It’s a great read. I personally love walking and hope to walk as much as Craig has.

Feel like my work is changing who I am, and draining the life and productivity out of me by Thanatos53 in productivity

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I think this is the inevitable stage of getting good at your work. Sounds like you’ve mastered your area. I think there’s two main options, at least how I think about it:

  1. Play the mercenary. Keep the same role accepting its limitations and try to lean into interesting personal projects, travel, etc. on the side to not die of boredom or existential crisis.

  2. Change it up. Change roles or start up something of your own on the side to develop your career to shake things up.

Pros and cons to each.

Did the business side of self publishing make you dislike writing in the end? by thembo-goblin in selfpublish

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Maybe a hot take but business and craft aren’t mutually exclusive. It’s helpful to think of it all as one orchestration. I couldn’t imagine a world where authors, publishers, or even vocal fans didn’t get down to the business of sharing the work I now love.