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Why Writing is Like a Relationship Time is one of those things that you never have enough of and don’t realize it’s slipping by until its gone. It’s time that’s a real crucible for any relationship. Things get routine. Your partner gets to familiar. Everything is the same old shit, day in and day out.…

Why Writing is Like a Relationship Soul mates. I hate this term. I despise it. It implies there’s only one person out there for you that you can truly be yourself with. If you wait around for your soul mate, then you’re missing out on a lot of other opportunities. People you could learn a…

Why Writing is Like a Relationship After you’ve parted ways with your story, you wander aimlessly for a little bit. Sometimes you take a goodly time to come around. You do your research before jumping into another big project. Other times a gorgeous idea grabs your face, sticks her tongue down your throat and says…

Why Writing is Like a Relationship No, this is not the same as getting kicked-out or breaking-up. In every relationship, you need to take a breather. You need to step back and do something else, alone, for a little bit. Perhaps this is to quell the psychotic rage building in your brain because your manuscript…

Why Writing is Like a Relationship So you and your writing have settled down and it’s a Happily Ever After moment. Then your writing spawns offspring. What you thought was a one-off turned into an entire litter. “Where did this series come from?” you ask your writing. “And all these other stories? I don’t remember…

Why Writing is Like a Relationship When an opportunity knocks on the door of a relationship, it isn’t always a good thing.With writing, it’s especially hard to see these traps. You work so hard to get any kind of positive and meaningful validation with your work and suddenly, there it is. It’s easy to get…