writing Archives

23 Jun, 2014

3 Good Reasons to Write Fiction (and 3 Bad Ones)

Categories: Art and creativity, Identity •
Tags: author, fiction, fiction writing, novel, original fiction, reasons to write, short stories, wampus, writing, writing fiction •
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by Wampus

Ready to write some fiction? That’s fantastic. Bon voyage, intrepid scribe. I hope you pass The Great Gatsby on the highway and leave it wheezing in your rearview. Before you get… Read More →

26 Jun, 2013

In the Land of the Blind…

Categories: Art and creativity •
Tags: art, artist, author, bob dylan, create, creative, creative self, creative work, creativity, erasmus, fear of failure, in the land of the blind, james joyce, musician, perfectionism, perfectionist, possibilities, shortcomings, songwriter, songwriting, wampus, writer, writing •
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by Wampus

Are you a perfectionist? As you navigate life as an artist, nobody you meet — in collaboration or in competition — is perfect. You know this, yet still set impossibly… Read More →

09 May, 2013

Who Needs a Record Label?

Categories: DIY, Music business •
Tags: airplay, artist, cd baby, cd manufacturing, create, creative, creative plan, creative planning, creative team, creative work, creativity, digital, digital recording, digital recording studio, direct-to-fan, DIY, graphic design, independent artist, independent artists, independent music, indie artist, indie label, label, labels, labels business, licensing, marketing, marketing plan, music business, music distribution, music label, musician, originality, promotion, record audio, record label, record labels, records, retail, reviews, sales, schedule, Social media, songwriter, songwriting, the music business, tunecore, writer, writing •
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by Wampus

There has never been a better time than now to be an independent artist. More easily and efficiently than ever, you can build a digital recording studio in your home, connect… Read More →

10 Apr, 2013

Are You Serious About Your Creative Work?

Categories: Art and creativity •
Tags: artist, author, clock, create, creative, creative inspiration, creative plan, creative planning, creative self, creative work, creativity, fun, fun in being serious, inspiration, musician, nickelback, original songs, originality, PBRs, playful, playfulness, possibilities, rationalization, schedule, serious, seriousness, songwriter, songwriting, sonnets, starbucks, wampus, writer, writing, wynton marsalis •
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by Wampus

Seriously. Do you give your best to your art? Maybe you do creative work for yourself, maybe you do it for others. Maybe it’s a mix of the two. In… Read More →

27 Mar, 2013

Stop Waiting for Creative Inspiration

Categories: Art and creativity •
Tags: a heartbreaking work of staggering genius, artist, author, create, creative, creative inspiration, creativity, dave eggers, i am the walrus, inspiration, john lennon, musician, original songs, originality, serendipity, songwriter, songwriting, wampus, writer, writer's block, writing •
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by Wampus

Of course it happens to you. It happens to everyone. You want to write, you want to make music… but you’re just not feeling it. Creative inspiration, it seems, has… Read More →