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Showing Your Baby To The World

Showing Your Baby To The World

Posted on 12/04/201912/04/2019 by Tessa Hastjarjanto

It’s scary as a creator to show what you’ve made. The thing that comprises your love, passion and hard work. What if someone hates it? Read More

Posted in Making Sense Tagged baby, confidence, creative, writer's life
On My Mind: The Path I've Walked

On My Mind: The Path I’ve Walked

Posted on 22/06/201822/06/2018 by Tessa Hastjarjanto

Turning thirty has Tessa reminiscing about the past decade. She talks about how she realised that writing fiction was what she wanted to do most and how she got to that point. Read More

Posted in On My Mind Tagged aspiring writers, creative, creativity, personal, personal experience, personal growth, writing, writing life
Recommended Reading: Creative Confidence - David Kelley & Tom Kelley

Recommended Reading: Creative Confidence – David Kelley & Tom Kelley

Posted on 22/12/2017 by Tessa Hastjarjanto

Creative Confidence is definitely recommended for anyone who wants more creativity in their lives or needs a new perspective on their job. Take your time reading it and think of how you can make a difference in your world. Read More

Posted in Books, Recommended Reading, Reviews Tagged business, confidence, creative, creative confidence, creativity, human-centered, non-fiction
Apples and Oranges (Or Why Comparing Yourself to Other Writers Doesn't Work)

Apples and Oranges (Or Why Comparing Yourself to Other Writers Doesn’t Work)

Posted on 07/04/201707/04/2017 by Raven van Dijk

Competition can be healthy. It can drive us to improve ourselves, to make our work as good as it can be, but all too often comparisons do more harm than good. This week, Raven talks about a few things to keep in mind when you start looking at another writer’s work and comparing it to your own. Read More

Posted in Writing Tagged compare, creative, writers

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