Hacks
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Hacks

With nothing to do the other day, I picked up a book by Annie Dillard. The Writer’s Life. In it I learned that a real writer will produce X number of pages per day, spend Y number of hours

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What Writing Is
Brian Marshall Brian Marshall

What Writing Is

It’s nighttime. Clear skies, full moon, the light so bright it throws shadows. You’re outside somewhere, rough, arid terrain without any sign of trees…

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DIY
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DIY

I was lucky enough to come of age, or at least in terms of music, during the early 80’s. After all the turmoil, insanity and creative brilliance of the 60’s…

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Why We Write
Brian Marshall Brian Marshall

Why We Write

I had a conversation not long ago with my good friend Kathy, fellow writer, human dynamo, and all around inspiration. I was having trouble finding an…

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The Hypothetical You
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The Hypothetical You

Throughout this venture, you might notice repeat usage of a certain word. That word is ‘you’. And while it might come as unpleasant shock, ‘you’ do not exist.

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The Actual Me
Brian Marshall Brian Marshall

The Actual Me

Back in my thirties, I decided to do something stupid. Write a book. But because I wasn’t a total idiot, I decided to hedge my bet. I’d always been a…

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