Creativity Writing How the Community Helped Me Edit 19,293 Words I have an upcoming magazine on healing. I wrote it in accumulative sessions. It combines transcripts from interviews and personal stories. At the start, it was 19,293 words, edited to 18,742 words. The Cause for Requesting Help The magazine additionally needed design and marketing. I was to do them both. Yet, I had other commitments […] Written by Joel Mwakasege October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Writing How I Returned to My Dream of Writing After 20 Years As a creative person who pursued a career in the arts and failed. And then made straight-and-narrow professional choices to compensate, I look at artists’ achievements and ask myself, “Why couldn’t it have been me?”. I replay all the turning points in my life where my creativity was squashed or my commitment waned. Written by Shanna Loga July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Interview Writing Interview: Max Lukominskyi An interview with Max a writer. His writing has been featured on BBC, CNBC, Inc, Business Insider, The Independent, The Huffington Post, The Muse, Medical Daily, and Apple News. Written by Joel Mwakasege May 10, 2017May 10, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Interview Writing Interview: Brandon Keith My path has been one of hills and valleys, but I don't carry any regret. One major shift was when I quit my corporate job, moved to Costa Rica and wrote my first book. That was 3 years ago. It was such a fulfilling experience to venture off, and do all I've ever wanted to do: write and travel. A year later, I moved to Colombia, which was another major shift. Written by Joel Mwakasege April 28, 2017April 28, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Writing The 1-Minute Creativity Makeover Quick question: Does what you create make sense? Pablo Picasso’s work was in an exhibition. Pablo was there. One man after a thorough observation of a painting. He remarked. Your paint doesn’t make sense. Pablo without hesitation. He responded. Life doesn’t make sense. Why do you want me to paint paintings that do? Art, among […] Written by Joel Mwakasege April 26, 2017April 26, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Interview Writing Interview: Nancy Levenson An interview with Nancy Levenson a freelance writer for sixteen years. Developing content for web and print. Client list includes Target, Regency, Nike, Hewlett-Packard, Apple, Microsoft, Wacom Technologies, Lowe’s, and WebTrends. She would rather create a great result than be right. Integrity matters to her. If she agrees to do something, she'll do it. Written by Joel Mwakasege April 22, 2017April 22, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Interview Writing Interview: Ayodeji Awosika Describe your path up until what you’re doing now? I grew up in Milwaukee, WI. Contrary to popular belief, black people do live in Wisconsin. I grew up in the middle class. My parents were both college-educated. They, like most college-educated well-meaning parents, wanted me to be a good kid, get good grades, go to […] Written by Joel Mwakasege April 11, 2017April 11, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Writing 25 Ideas You Can Steal From My 25 Life Lessons Whether you are enjoying your day or celebrating an event in this beautiful day, still, life is full of experiences and lessons to offer. Here are 25 ideas you can start going on for yourself from looking at my life lessons. 1. I’ve learned To love the time and circumstance that I was brought to […] Written by Joel Mwakasege January 28, 2015January 28, 2015 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
When I Say I Love You I Mean It When I say I love you I mean it. I’m talking about how I feel when you open up the front door after a long day at work. The door swings open, you roll your bike into the kitchen, and a smile forms on your face. It quickly makes it way to your kind eyes […] Written by Abby Quigle July 25, 2021July 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Should You Turn Your Hobby Into a Career? Should you turn your hobby into a career? About five years back, I acted on the cliched advice: follow your passion to get out of the rut of 9–5 job. I spent a good time at the first step — finding my passion. I had many hobbies that could become my passion. And as you […] Written by Rummy Kaur July 24, 2021July 24, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Do You Recognize These Hidden Signs of Fading Love? There’s a lot of things a strong relationship is able to overcome and power through; the death of a loved one, financial crisis, hefty compromises, trouble in the bedroom… and so on. Yet, there is something that can be the death of a relationship that goes seemingly undetected until it’s all too late — indifference. […] Written by Emma Loveday June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
4 Steps to Recover From Anxiety and Depression I took several steps to recover from anxiety and depression. But the moment I realized the severity of it all, I was sixteen years old. One night I had stripped down to take a shower, and before stepping in, I saw a profile of my body; I had always been a thin kid, but horror and […] Written by Simon Hoffman January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Gynecologist Used Violence Against Me During My First Birth How many times have you been subjected to violence? How many times couldn’t you complain and shut up? How many times your reaction was only crying? It has been 10 months since I gave birth to my first child. I couldn’t get over the suffering and pain of childbirth yet. I have a lot of […] Written by Hadir Ramadan November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Loving Him Was Hating Me I was a career-driven 23 years-old in 2011. My job as a television reporter was taking off. I was a news break anchor and had a show about investigative crime stories. Therefore, dating was not part of my priorities. Until one coverage changed it all, I was assigned to do a story on a local political rivalry outside the metro. Consequently, I captured the attention of a young city councilman on the process. He started texting me, asking me on a date, but I kept declining. Written by Teng August 26, 2020June 23, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
