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Author Archives: Natalia del Pilar
On Embracing Creative Dry Spells
I haven’t written anything in 2 months. Zero. Zip. Nada. Until right now.
At any other point of my life, I would have been beating myself up over this. Stressing over how little time I had left to be some sort of… I don’t know, literary prodigy or something. I’d see this dry spell as a reflection of my worth, my skill, my talent, my ability to get off my butt and go do something productive for once. I’d spiral into another vortex of not being able to create anything, and it would pick up speed over time, making it harder and harder to pull myself out…. Continue reading
On Comparison, Feeling Inadequate, and Why Your Creative Work Matters
Your art — whether it’s visual, literary, culinary, whatever! — matters. It will always matter. What you create with your spirit has inherent value because it heals, nourishes, and inspires you. It makes your heart swell! It feels like magic! Continue reading
As Of Today – Feb. 20, 2018
Achieving your goals is an odd thing. Movies might play out tales that end in blissful endings and success, but our real-life, personal stories don’t end with achievement; they keep going. The challenges and lessons keep coming, coming, coming, and it’s up to us to make the best of them and continue moving forward… or not. Continue reading
A Collection of (Very Important) Scribbles
Even literary superstars write sloppy first drafts. Continue reading
A Post On Queen Stevie
Rather than seeing my creativity as an easily renewable, money-making resource and treating my creative faculties like a sweatshop in all the chaos of job interviews, plummeting bank accounts, and glaring computer screens, I want to keep a firm hold on what fuels me spiritually. I want to hold onto what nourishes me on that mystical and spiritual realm that cannot be seen or named. So I turned to Stevie Nicks for inspiration. Continue reading
Working Through Discouragement
As I sit here and write this, it’s been almost 3 weeks since I graduated and started my job search. I know it’s a bit soon to feel mopey and discouraged, but here I am, at my peak mopeyness. In an effort to push myself and others forward, I decided to sit my butt down and write something on that feeling that all artists and creatives have struggled with ever since the first artists and creatives came into existence: discouragement. Continue reading
#InternetQueens: Shannon Boodram
I found out about the fabulous online relationship/dating/sex expert Shannon Boodram at a time when I needed her the most: I was in my senior year of college and I had just hesitantly dipped my toe into the dating pool, hoping for the best without any previous romantic experience to lean on. Continue reading
Why Makeup Is Warpaint
“You look better without makeup on.” Ugh. If I had a quarter for every time I heard that… Listen. I know it’s meant as a compliment, and I know that the person who says it (most often, male) means no harm by it. But it’s super obnoxious, and I’ll tell you why at the risk of … Continue reading
Weekly Jams: Skyline
A playlist to listen to when you’re writing under the glow of city lights. Continue reading
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