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The Copywriter’s Reading and Resources List

Writing is hard. You wouldn’t be reading this if you didn’t, in some way, agree. Regardless of the language you’re writing in, there are millions of words and endless possible combinations in which to order them to create each sentence, each paragraph, each blog post or essay or novel.Now, writing short — that’s really hard.

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Did some writing about writing so that you can be a better writer. Enjoy!

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the Buck Rogers Portfolio, by Frank Frazetta.

this set of prints reproduced the best work that Frank Frazetta did in his career (IMHO, anyways). these were originally used as cover artwork for the Famous Funnies Buck Rogers comics from the 1950s.

what sets them apart from his later paintings is that Fritz combined his strongest talent (sketching in pen and ink), with his uses of watercolors. the drawings maintain their excellent composition and detail, while also having a colorful pallet added afterwards to accentuate what was already there. Fritz was one of the best finishers/inkers of his era - check out his work with Al Williamson at some point - so by allowing his talents to shine, these prints really show his skills.

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LOVE these! So many favorites! All of them influences!

#frank frazetta #buck rogers #sci-fi #inspiration

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HOW RYAN KILLED HER MATTHEW EFFECT

When Ellen asked me to write a guest post, I was ecstatic…and then a teeny bit of panic set in. I’m used to writing blog posts that are more like daily check-ins and ramblings, but this required more focus. I needed to figure out what my Matthew Effect was…I had ideas, but I wasn’t truly sure if they were reallyMatthew Effects.

It led Ellen and I to a larger discussion of the Matthew Effect in which Ellen told me that the Matthew Effect is really just an obstacle. Any obstacle.

Well that’s much easier…because I’ve lost some weight I never thought I’d lose (115 pounds) and I’ve done things I never thought I would (run a marathon).

But the reason I didn’t accomplish those things sooner in life was because I was my own Matthew Effect. I have always been my own obstacle. I have been the voice saying I couldn’t. I have been the naysayer. Me. Moi. It definitely wasn’t my mother who remains to be the most insanely (sometimes blindly) supportive person of me that has ever existed. It wasn’t my brother or sister or the kid down the street or a teacher or a friend. I was too invisible and too nice for people to pick on.

So that just left me, myself, and I. Continue reading….

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I was the guest post on Ellen’s blog this week! It’s a bit long-winded (which probably surprises you zero if you’ve been around here for any length of time) but it was fun to reflect on the past few years.

Feel free to click over and read if you’re so inclined! ❤️

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This is a really inspiring read regardless, but especially if you’re the type of person that is your own biggest obstacle, I highly recommend clicking through and reading this entire post.

Ryan (thatsminethankyou) and I went to college together and, two or three years ago, a mutual friend was like “You’re on tumblr? So is Ryan! You should follow her.” And I did. And I caught up on Ryan’s journey since 2010. And “impressive”, “inspiring”, and “amazing” all seem to come up short.

In her post, Ryan says “I wasn’t special or extraordinary.” But then, by the end, you see what she’s accomplished over time...

“I thought I couldn’t lose weight and then I lost 115 pounds.

“I thought I couldn’t run and then I did.

“I thought I couldn’t run a 5k without walking and then I did.

“I thought I couldn’t run anything more than a 5k and then I ran four half marathons and a full marathon.”

...and I don’t know, but that seems pretty extraordinary to me! But I get it. It’s not like this was some calling or some destiny for Ryan. It was hard work and it took time. It was taking things a step at a time, not doing anything extraordinary everyday, but combining all of that for an extraordinary result.

Whether it’s writing or weight loss or whatever, I’m a huge fan of Ryan’s method of setting short term goals to achieve your end goal. In the past few years, I’ve found that method really works for me, and reading this post just reminded me how incredible that “day after day” effort can be. Maybe you only write 300 words instead of the 1,000 you were aiming for, or you run a mile instead of three. As Shia LaBeouf says, “DO IT! JUST DO IT!” Some’s better than none, and some adds up if you’re consistent.

Which is all to say, go read Ryan’s post and follow her: thatsminethankyou. It’s good stuff!

#thatsminethankyou #just do it #day after day #keep at it #inspiration