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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.

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A Day Job Can Make You More Creative

Hi Reader, For most of us, one of our big goals is to make enough money at our creative work to support ourselves full time. This emphasis on being a full-time artist can work to our disadvantage. While plenty of people make a good living writing, acting, and painting, many people do not. If you have a day job or a side hustle to support yourself while you create, you are not a failure! Day jobs put food on your table and pay the rent so that you can create. In fact, there are some...

3 days ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader, Are you ready to turbocharge your writing sessions and say goodbye to procrastination? Here is your new best friend—the Pomodoro Technique. It’s time to boost your productivity, keep writer’s block at bay, and maybe even have more free time. What is the Pomodoro Technique? 🍅 The Pomodoro Technique is a time management method developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s. It’s delightfully simple and effective. You work in short, focused bursts of 25 minutes, followed by a...

10 days ago • 2 min read

Hi Reader, Last week, we talked about all the disruptions in the entertainment and publishing industries. It's important to get comfortable being uncomfortable because in a creative, things are always changing. AI, the Elephant in the Room We didn't talk about the biggest change going on that has many people worried, artificial intelligence (AI). A lot of writers are terrified of AI because they think it's going to replace them. When I talked about ChatGPT last year, I said I am a techno...

17 days ago • 4 min read

Hi Reader, Everyone knows that the one constant in life is change, but that doesn't make change any easier. The last few years in the creative industries have been a rollercoaster of change. Not fun. In the entertainment industry, the writers were fighting with the agents and managers. Then we had COVID shut down. Then there were the writers and actors strikes. And now as the industry tries to figure out the economics of streaming, people have been laid off, projects cancelled, and completed...

24 days ago • 2 min read

Hi Reader, Lately, I've been thinking about how our weaknesses are also our greatest strengths, if you flip your perception around. I've always thought that it's a giant weakness that I do not have a poker face. I'm learning how to play mahjong and I can't keep from smiling when I draw that perfect tile. One look at me in a discussion and you know what I'm thinking. When I'm working with clients, I always have to tell them this is my thinking face while I'm working out a story problem on the...

about 1 month ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader, A couple of days ago, I called to make an appointment with my manicurist and the woman who answered the phone told me they had fired Vicki. I felt bad for Vicki. My second thought was she doesn't have my phone number, so she can't let me know where she ends up. I would have been happy to follow her to her next salon and help her build her business. How does the plight of my raggedy nails apply to your creative career? 1. You want to be able to talk directly to your fans to let them...

about 1 month ago • 2 min read

Hi Reader, A couple of weeks ago, I came across this microstory on Instagram. I couldn't get it out of my mind and wished that I had saved it so I could share it with you. So, I went on an Internet hunt and found it! Read it on Tumblr As the comment below says, this microstory takes you on a rollercoaster blockbuster ride. It is short but compelling, effective and memorable. What makes it so successful? The Unusual Format The good news/bad news style of this story pulls you back and forth...

about 2 months ago • 2 min read

Hi Reader, This past weekend I was in Huntsville TX for the annual celebration of Texas Independence Day and Sam Houston's birthday, which fall on the same day. At the ceremony, officials give speeches at Sam Houston’s grave, which is within walking distance of Sam Houston State University. Traditionally, the university president and the president of the student body speak. They both spoke about honor and how the role it plays at the university is connected to Sam Houston. A Speaker’s...

about 2 months ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader, Last week I was reading a novel, and the author had pages and pages explaining the characters’ backstories from their horrible childhoods to their abusive relationships. The poor guy desperately needed an editor. Needless to say, I didn't finish the book. Whether you're writing a screenplay or a novel, backstory is always challenging. In real life, people don't blurt out their deepest, darkest secrets. And having the characters talk about their (usually) tortured past is hard to...

about 2 months ago • 2 min read

Hi Reader, You see a post on LinkedIn by a former work nemesis about their latest project and feel a knot form in the pit of your stomach. How come they are doing so well when you’re not? Ugh. Comparing yourself to others can lead to insecurity, envy, and negativity. How can we transform this professional jealousy into something positive? Recognize that everybody feels this way. We all have hate googled someone. After that initial hit of jealousy turn proactive. No wallowing allowed. You do...

2 months ago • 1 min read
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