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bryancollins

@bryancollins

I'm an author and writing coach who helps writers become more creative.

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bryancollins
@bryancollins Jul 26, 2018, 7:28 AM UTC

Do This If You Want To Dramatically Increase Your Odds of Success

My calves felt like someone had covered them in gasoline and lit a match. I could almost feel my chest collapsing on my lungs. And I would have given my firstborn for a sugary drink. I looked at my w…

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@bryancollins Apr 27, 2018, 6:59 AM UTC

5 Sneaky Cognitive Biases Every Creative Should Watch For

Is your thinking clouded? Do you sometimes use use Google to find the answers? Or have ever had a great idea and said to yourself, "I'm not using that?" Cognitive biases influence what you're thinkin…

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@bryancollins Apr 22, 2018, 10:24 AM UTC

Why I Hated and How I Later Learnt to Love Poetry

In school, our teachers made us learn poems line-by-line. They prescribed us assignments like they were Valium, and we were depressed. So we wrote long essays about great poets W.B. Yeats, William Sh…

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@bryancollins Apr 2, 2018, 4:08 PM UTC

Embrace Constraints: A Proven Technique for Creativity

New York man Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989) wanted to do one thing with his life: to live for art. During his teens and early twenties, he experimented with drawing, painting and sculpture. Then, in…

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@bryancollins Mar 26, 2018, 3:54 PM UTC

5 Tips for Handling Editorial Criticism Like a Champ

When was the last time you had to deal with criticism? If you’ve worked with an editor, you’ll know how difficult it can be to deal with criticism. Working hard on an article only to get it back cove…

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@bryancollins Mar 16, 2018, 10:01 PM UTC

Are Masterclass Classes Worth It?

I joined Masterclass in Autumn 2017 for $97. To me, that was a cheap investment. Over the past 10 years I’ve spent thousands of dollars on writing classes in traditional classrooms, I’ve also paid fo…

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@bryancollins Mar 15, 2018, 5:23 PM UTC

Why Getting Started is So Hard for Creatives

If you're at the start of your creative career, it's hard to conquer self-doubt much less muse on how you'll manage success. A new writer slaves away on his first draft until it's perfect. He's too a…

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@bryancollins Mar 14, 2018, 7:45 AM UTC

What You Need to Know About a Margin of Safety

A margin of safety is mental model from the financial world that prevents savvy investors from losing it all. It’s kind of like a seat belt. Ideally, you’ll never need to put it to the test but havin…

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@bryancollins Mar 12, 2018, 7:03 AM UTC

How to Master Kurt Vonnegut’s Rules for Writers

When Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (1922–2007) was 22, he’d no idea what to do with his life or even if he was a good writer. After surviving the firebombing of Dresden, he served for the US army as clerk in in…

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@bryancollins Mar 7, 2018, 5:37 PM UTC

The Secret To Feeling Motivated

You were supposed to go to the gym today, but you sat on the couch liking snaps on Instagram instead. Or perhaps you wanted to paint, draw or write a book. But you just watched re-runs on Netflix and…

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