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A Silly Song as Inspiration
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Hi Today I'm reminding you to stay curious, enthusiastic, and open because you never know when inspiration will strike. Sometimes the simplest things spark an idea. This past weekend at a family brunch, we got on the subject of everyone's favorite flavor of cobbler, which led to my brother introducing us to the song Peaches by the 90s band The Presidents of the United States of America. It's an entire song about how wonderful peaches are and how the singer dreams of moving to the country to eat as many peaches as he can. When you get these lightning strikes of inspiration, don't discount them if they seem strange. Maybe you’ll write a monologue about your love of peaches and it turns into the first scene of your screenplay. Or you parlay your model train obsession into a twisty murder mystery. Or you make a video rant about how frustrated you are with your lawn mower that goes viral and gets you a job on a sitcom. After all, I once wrote a newsletter about how much I loved my toast tongs. Creativity comes in the strangest ways from the most unlikely of places. Be sure to listen to your muse because you never know where she's going to lead you. Podcast AlertI'm back on the Dialogue Doctor Podcast evaluating pitches! See or listen to me in action. It's all about the story! AI HackDid you know that you can take a picture of your handwritten notes, upload it to ChatGBT and ask it to turn them into a Word document? Very cool and helpful! You can use this same hack on typed documents, if you want to create a digital Word doc. I'm using it to persevere my dad's pre-computer speeches. In Case You Missed ItMultiple Streams of Income: How to Write an Audio Drama & Why You Should Multiple Streams of Income: How to Make Money Writing Magazine Articles Cheers, Lindsey Thanks for reading! You can share this article here. Was this week's newsletter useful? Help me to improve! Click on a link to vote: 👍Super! - 😐 Meh - 👎 Not my jam |
Hi I'm Lindsey Hughes
Hi, I’m Lindsey. I love helping people discover their superpower, create compelling content, and feel excited about pitching and networking. I teach people how to pitch like a boss, network like a VIP, and write like an Oscar winner. Subscribe to my weekly newsletter for actionable creativity and career tips.
Hi Reader, An audio drama is like a TV show… but without the TV. (Think bingeable episodes, multiple actors, music, and sound effects that sweep your listeners away—no camera crew required!) It’s a ridiculously fun and wildly immersive storytelling format that doesn’t require you to win the lottery before producing. Why Write an Audio Drama? Because it’s awesome, yes. But also because: It’s cheaper and easier to make than film or TV. Want to showcase your story on a budget? Audio drama is...
Hi Reader, Make Money (and Magic!) with Magazine ArticlesBecause your brilliant words deserve more than a dusty hard drive. You already know I’m a big fan of turning one creative idea into multiple streams of income—hello, How to Turn Your Screenplay into a Novel! But here’s a format you may not have considered: writing articles for magazines. Yes, magazines! The glossy kind. The digital kind. The niche-local-weirdly-specific kind. All of them. Surprise! Print isn’t dead. In fact, there are...
Hi Reader, Today’s newsletter is short because my writing day got superceded by an emergency room visit with a loved one. Sometimes life happens and you can’t make your commitments or goals. That’s okay. It is important to give ourselves grace when events out of our control impact our creative life. Next time you don’t meet a deadline because of an emergency, take a breath, set the next goal and keep going. Don’t let the unexpected derail you. Computers for Writers I got a new computer – a...