Although I had kind of become numb to what I was writing about, I was still aware that other people would be at least a little shocked. Abortion. Gangbang. Orgy. These are words that get people’s attention.
memoirs
wikipedia
My first reaction to this was “My stars! I am offended! I shall retweet this to remind myself to read it later and prepare to flame with righteous outrage!”
writing
Whenever people ask for advice before writing something for xoJane, here is what I tell them.
branding
Don't read what they say about you. Count the column inches. Cuba Gooding Jr. told me that once. SHOW ME THE MONEY!
branding
So you registered a Tumblr and Twitter with your unique handle? Great. Let's keep building your empire.
career
When my hands look like they've been digging for diamonds, then I know something good is about to happen.
guns
I was unnerved that some people didn’t just disagree with me: they wanted my very existence, my very humanity, erased, as painfully as possible, starting with my vagina.
nanowrimo
One time, I wrote 50k about laying pipe. Yeah, I thought I was funny.
Marianne in
Fun,
nanowrimo,
writing,
noveling,
novels,
creative writing,
doing foolish things,
taking risks,
the accountability of doing things in public
Nov 1, 2012 at 11:30am | 107 comments
dating
I'm a confirmed extrovert who desperately needs some tips on becoming an introvert for the sake of my sanity (and everyone else's).
Kate Conway in
Relationships,
dating,
extroversion,
FOMO,
i am bad at priorities,
introversion,
time management,
writing
Aug 8, 2012 at 4:00pm | 68 comments
etiquette
Dear All You Readers...
job
Erica Jong recently commented on the phenomenon of not paying writers for content, which she seems to think is getting worse. "Authors are blogging everywhere for free,” she said, “and it’s not a good development. They are starving.”
advice
I'm hardly a veteran in the biz, but I can tell you how I got where I am today.
feminism
We are sick of hearing about your breakups!
travel
When the going got too tough, I realized I wanted to get going.
insecurity
There seems to be something about the way brains are organized that puts the handy mental thesaurus on the same shelf as the box of self-doubt you reach for when you have to top the bowl of "why did I think writing for a living was a good idea?" that you're having for dinner.
behind the scenes
Really, writers have come up with a lot of creative ways to make writing more difficult than it needs to be and software designers are more than happy to oblige us.
being alone
Eating Brussels sprouts alone and listening to Adele is not the healthiest thing.
death
At the beginning of the week, my father and I were making plans to see my godfather in May. By Thursday night, we were scrabbling for a way to get up to Springfield, Oregon in time, and on Friday morning, he was dead.
be an xojane editor
I'll do weird stuff for your entertainment!
Emily in
Fun,
be an xojane editor,
daisygate,
say something nice on the internet day,
writer's block,
writing
Feb 24, 2012 at 3:00pm | 168 comments
footnoting
My use of footnotes appears to have sparked quite a rebellion amongst the commentariat, which seems to be evenly split on whether they are excellent or an offense against nature. As a natural response, I got a tattoo.
being kind to yourself
I could have run myself into the ground, trying to write a novel in 30 days. Instead I didn't. Failure is usually a better teacher than success anyway.
language
Everyone's got a story. Mine just happens to have been written by somebody else.
