By Anna Kucirkova This article was originally published on Cornerstone University's blog. You’ve probably heard that reading can be good for you. You may have heard it your whole life. But maybe reading just isn’t your thing. Maybe you enjoy reading, but you have trouble comprehending difficult material from your classes or your workplace. Good news—this article can … [Read more...] about Guest Post: 5 Ways Reading Can Change Your Life (And Best Practices)
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Tips and Tricks for Coding
I've recently started learning how to code, and it's been pretty great making things. With that in mind, here are some resources and tips on programming: "How to create offline HTML5 web apps in 5 easy steps" on Cats Who Code "As a software engineer, what are some tools you use that save a huge amount of your time?" on Quora StackBlitz: The online IDE for web … [Read more...] about Tips and Tricks for Coding
What Inspires You? Here’s a List of 26 Awesome Projects and Stories
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The world is full of fun, creative people. Every day, I hear about awesome projects. They're so cool, I want to share them here. Though they're not all book-related, they are media related, and since technology is bringing all kinds of different media together, it's good to know what kinds of things different kinds of creators are making. (Also including some stories that are … [Read more...] about What Inspires You? Here’s a List of 26 Awesome Projects and Stories
Guest Post: 18 Brutal Business Failures From Billionaire Entrepreneurs
By Samantha Rosario Becoming a prominent indie author always starts with a simple goal, and that is to use your creative mind and the written word to entertain readers throughout the world. As you probably know, this dream doesn't always come easy, and gaining momentum as a writer requires more than mere talent. It also takes strong networking skills, the ability to accept … [Read more...] about Guest Post: 18 Brutal Business Failures From Billionaire Entrepreneurs
Guest Post: A Brief History of ASR, Automatic Speech Recognition
By Jason Kincaid This moment has been a long time coming. The technology behind speech recognition has been in development for over half a century, going through several periods of intense promise — and disappointment. So what changed to make ASR viable in commercial applications? And what exactly could these systems accomplish, long before any of us had heard of … [Read more...] about Guest Post: A Brief History of ASR, Automatic Speech Recognition
Guest Post: How a Vacation Can Help You Break Free From a Creative Rut
By Mariah Are you stuck in a creative rut? Have you been working hard to get your work out there? Do you sometimes feel like you’re never going to succeed? If the discouragement and disappointment of the artist's struggle is starting to weigh you down, it may be time to take a vacation. You’ll Meet New People Meeting new friends can be an excellent source of inspiration. … [Read more...] about Guest Post: How a Vacation Can Help You Break Free From a Creative Rut
Guest Post: The 4 Most Powerful Motivational Practices
By Jack White Motivation is so fleeting and difficult to keep in the long run. Everyday worries, complications, the lack of recognition, and self-doubt all stand in the way of feeling inspired and ready to go on in the long run. If you feel somewhat dispirited, chances are that you’ve lost the inner fire. Getting it rekindled isn’t always an easy task but many will give … [Read more...] about Guest Post: The 4 Most Powerful Motivational Practices
Guest Post: 7 Ways to Overcome Loss of Motivation
By Jade Parker We all have them, those days that it’s hard to crawl out from under the covers because we want the world to disappear. But the world continues and so must we. There are papers to write, bills to pay, and dreams to conquer. When I find motivation difficult, there are seven tips I pull from my toolbox. These tips help me refocus and get moving. I hope they … [Read more...] about Guest Post: 7 Ways to Overcome Loss of Motivation
8 Literary Museums to Visit
Traveling is great. You get to learn new things, meet new people, and explore. Lately, I've been enjoying also further exploring my passions via traveling. The main way I've been doing this is with I Know Dino, my podcast about dinosaurs. Whenever my husband and I travel somewhere new, we always look up where the nearest natural history museum or dinosaur exhibit or center is … [Read more...] about 8 Literary Museums to Visit
From Cosmo.ph: 17 Non-Negotiables If You Want To Be A Girl Boss Someday
A while back, I had an amazing opportunity to write for Cosmo.ph. When I wrote the article, I'd just started a great new job, and was learning a lot. Here's an excerpt of advice I'd give to anyone starting out. There are certain things that apply no matter what industry you find yourself in. We came up with 17 non-negotiables you need to master, whether you're a fresh grad or … [Read more...] about From Cosmo.ph: 17 Non-Negotiables If You Want To Be A Girl Boss Someday
Giving Thanks, and Highlights from DevLearn 2016
I recently passed the one year mark at my company (for my day job) so I've been reflecting a lot about the changes of the past year and how lucky I am. I'm a fan of the product I work on, and the people I work with are just awesome. It would take me too long to describe all the things they do and how amazing they are, but the short list is they're dedicated, always on top of … [Read more...] about Giving Thanks, and Highlights from DevLearn 2016
Writing for Shotgun
I get the opportunity to write cool stuff at my day job at Shotgun. This latest blog post is about how one of our clients uses Shotgun, which is a cloud-based platform that helps people manage their creative projects (films, TV shows, games, commercials, etc.). What's really interesting about this industry is how much has changed quickly because of digital disruption (sound … [Read more...] about Writing for Shotgun
How I Found My Passion Through Dinosaurs
This article was originally posted on Medium. In 2012, I got to interview Hugh Howey, a hugely successful indie author, who worked harder than pretty much anyone else I’d met at that point to please his fans. He filmed himself doing silly dances in Times Square. He drove 3 hours out of his way in North Carolina when visiting family to meet a reader in person. At the time I … [Read more...] about How I Found My Passion Through Dinosaurs
From Unplag: Love Words and Famous Endings of Love Stories
Another post in honor of Valentine's Day, and a double-whammy at that. Today we have two infographics from Unplag, a website that checks papers for plagiarism. Ever wonder how much love is in a love story? In this first infographic, according to Unplag: We analyzed 2,365,012 words from 10 most popular romantic stories (Romeo and Juliet, The Notebook, 50 Shades of Grey, Anna … [Read more...] about From Unplag: Love Words and Famous Endings of Love Stories
New Ways to Read
You've heard it all before. Startups, new websites, and even big powerhouses are all developing technology to disrupt how we collaborate, publish, and read. Today I want to focus on all the new ways we can read and absorb content. Sure, there are e-books, and there are even enhanced e-books with videos, but I've compiled a list of sources that have created either new ways to … [Read more...] about New Ways to Read
