01 · No house style
Sound like yourself, even when you're still auditioning voices. Weird commas welcome.
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Long reads, half-finished drafts, and odd obsessions all belong. No résumé voice required: just something you mean.
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Loose rules · real talk
How we treat writing here
(Not a handbook, more like sticky notes on the monitor.)
02 · Write before you're ready
No niche deck required. One honest thread in public beats a year of outlines in private.
03 · Build a voice, not an audience
Follower math isn't the point. Write for future-you; the right readers tend to drift over.
04 · Short is fine
Three paragraphs of thinking-out-loud still count. Not every post needs a bow on it.
05 · Nobody is performing here
The deal is simple: we're all mid-process. Try things without apology.
06 · Your worst post is still yours
Polish is cheap; live thought isn't. Messy drafts age better than empty pages.
07 · Write like nobody's grading you
Because here, they are not.
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To Be An Indie Filmmaker Or Not...
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WOW - EP435 - SEX!
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I made this strange little movie a year ago purely for myself. I entered it into four sci-fi film festivals and it was rejected by all. It has rece...
We were on a break!!!
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The wind came off the black sea like a blade being sharpened. It worried the long grass into whispers and pressed salt into the mouth of the nigh...
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My passion & love for the industry. A Story Blog About My Life With Coffee & Business. #ladybirdblogs
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