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July 26, 2022 by jill@storystudiochicago.com

Do You Have The Right Time?

The best writers–creative and business–understand the importance AND POWER OF TIME I’m waiting for the plumber to arrive. Ever since our revered plumber/friend Larry retired,…

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June 16, 2022 by jill@storystudiochicago.com

Blockages suck

I don’t believe in “writers block,” although that doesn’t stop me from whining about not being able to write. Clearly, I’m not the only one.…

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London Tube mind the gap
May 2, 2022 by jill@storystudiochicago.com

DON’T Mind the Gap

Have you ever ridden the London tube? “Mind the Gap” is what you hear over the loudspeaker every time the Tube stops and the doors…

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March 21, 2022 by jill@storystudiochicago.com

The Case For (and against) Creativity

Creative arguments It is a fact widely known that I like to argue. Debate might be a better word because a good debater must understand…

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February 24, 2022 by jill@storystudiochicago.com

It’s Getting Starting, Not Crossing the Finish Line

Why would you write something if there wasn’t a need for it? If you write mostly for work, it’s a fair question. Yet, we do…

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January 17, 2022 by jill@storystudiochicago.com

To Listen, or Not To Listen

Podcasts are all the rage and they feel like one of those those pop culture things that I just don’t get. I’m not trying to…

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December 16, 2021 by jill@storystudiochicago.com

It’s the Commas that Terrify Me

Semicolons aren’t so bad. But that whole don’t end a sentence with a preposition really gets me, sort of. And what exactly is a run-on…

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November 11, 2021 by jill@storystudiochicago.com

Can You Meal Prep Your Blog Posts?

I’d rather just skip a meal if I can’t think of what to make or I don’t have something easy already prepared. Hmm, sounds a…

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September 20, 2021 by jill@storystudiochicago.com

Productivity Makes Me Feel Bad

“Some words have a meaning to them that we don’t often think about but yet still affects us, which has applications to persuasion, social influence…

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August 15, 2021 by jill@storystudiochicago.com

Productive Time Wasting. Oxymoron or the Stuff of Brilliant Ideas?

How much time do you waste? Tons, I feel like I never get anything done None, my mind is always focused and I’m always getting…

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