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“If you knew how much work went into it, you wouldn't call it genius.” ―Michelangelo Buonarroti (lemmy.world)

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"The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon." -- Robert Cormier (lemmy.world)

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"You start out writing crap and thinking it's good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it." (lemmy.world)

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You don't start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it's good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That's why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence.

-- Octavia E. Butler

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"You might not write well every day, but you can always edit a bad page. You can't edit a blank page." --Jodi Picoult (lemmy.world)

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X tells advertisers to spend $1,000 per month or risk losing verification status in c/[email protected]

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What's the purpose of the megathread? I'm so confused what's going on with this community...

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Easy reading is hard writing (lemmy.world)

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The easy-looking, and the simple things in all art matters are more difficult than the complex and intricate. It is a rule that easy reading is hard writing, and to construct anything that the mind takes in without effort, and without being puzzled by it, is a triumph of art.

-- Charles Allston Collins, 1860

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My name is Wil Wheaton. I Live With Chronic Depression and Generalized Anxiety. I Am Not Ashamed. (wilw.medium.com)

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My life is, by every objective measurement, very very good.

And in spite of all of that, I struggle every day with my self esteem, my self worth, and my value not only as an actor and writer, but as a human being.

That’s because I live with Depression and Anxiety, the tag team champions of the World Wrestling With Mental Illness Federation.

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How Leo Tolstoy Rekindled His Passion for Writing (writingcooperative.com)

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In 1876, Leo Tolstoy lamented to a friend that the book he was writing had become “sickening to me,” “unbearably repulsive,” “terribly disgusting and nasty,” and “a bore, insipid as a bitter radish.”

After nearly two years without making any progress, a concert sparked an intense surge of inspiration. Tolstoy wept as the music surged. Reinvigorated, Tolstoy returned to writing, viewing his characters with newfound empathy.

After two uninterrupted weeks of writing, Tolstoy completed what would become his most influential -- "Anna Karenina".

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Do something today that your future self will thank you for! (lemmy.world)

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The best compliment a children's author could receive (lemmy.world)

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People replying "not a shower thought!" creep me out. Like... how do you know what I do in the shower?? (lemmy.world)

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"I can’t help but feel a pang of inadequacy when I see the accomplishments of my old classmates." (medium.com)

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Linda went to an Ivy League university, but, like many others, found that the prestigious education came with its own set of challenges and pitfalls.

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Progress, no matter how slow, is still progress. (lemmy.world)

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Reddit's pathetic attempt to quash dissent in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 50 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What are you upset about? $0/hr is a generous salary.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I write a blog on Medium.

You need to have a ton of content to make any amount of money. After writing 200 articles, I started making a consistent $100/month. Not quitting my day job any time soon, but I have a lot of downtime at work, so it's a productive way to pass the time.

Oh, and the $100/month is pretty consistent. I took a month off from writing, and they still sent me money for the read time on my old articles. The pay is low... but my boss wouldn't send me a small stipend if I decided not to show up for a month. So, I really can't complain.

Can we create a bot to auto delete posts that don't link properly in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

These are people who want to be mods of communities. If you don't understand the basics of how this platform works, you probably need to spend more time as a regular user before becoming a moderator.

What could governments do to reduce cars on the road? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Bosses hate this one. The things they'll do for a full office...

Should luxury brands be banned? in c/[email protected]

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When you order something with 2-day delivery, it not only needs to be in stock... but it needs to be in a warehouse in your city. This requirement means there needs to be a surplus.

They don't know where the orders will come in, so they make enough to send them to every warehouse in the country. But if all of them got sold, the supply would drive the price down. So, they wait until a certain number gets sold (say... a few hundred) and then destroy the rest.