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Four Hard Truths I’ve Had to Face As a Creative Writer

December 11, 2019 / Michele Koh Morollo / Leave a comment
Photo by Cristian Newman on Unsplash

I’m committed to writing, creatively, but I’ve had to be honest with myself about what this means.

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How to Befriend Your Inner Child

December 11, 2019 / Michele Koh Morollo / Leave a comment
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

Your inner child can be your best ally.

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Benefit From a Think Week, Just Like a CEO.

August 14, 2019 / Michele Koh Morollo / Leave a comment
Photo from Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress.

How to successfully contemplate the bigger picture with your own Think Week.

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What Chekov’s Dog Taught Me About Purposeful Creativity

August 2, 2019August 2, 2019 / Michele Koh Morollo / Leave a comment
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“Kashtanka” — Anton Chekov’s short story about a dog with two masters — is a fable about the conundrum of the creative life.

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Why Lifestyle Journalism Is More Challenging For Writers Than News Reporting

July 26, 2018August 12, 2018 / Michele Koh Morollo / Leave a comment

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How writing about “fluff” can help you develop essential, creative writing skills.

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Why You Should Get A Hobby

November 16, 2015February 6, 2017 / Michele Koh Morollo / Leave a comment

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The older we get, the more important it is to have hobbies.

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Abracadabra

October 19, 2015December 5, 2018 / Michele Koh Morollo / Leave a comment

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Mother, wife and career woman does disappearing act

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Summer Visitors

October 19, 2015December 5, 2018 / Michele Koh Morollo / Leave a comment

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A close encounter with our dark and dirty friends

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Pretty Girls

October 19, 2015September 8, 2018 / Michele Koh Morollo / Leave a comment

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Beauty: perhaps the most common imposter of love

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Listen If You Will

October 19, 2015December 5, 2018 / Michele Koh Morollo / Leave a comment

Listen If You Will

Where do stories come from?

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