The Writer in the Wild
Shannon HilsonFreelance. Ferocious. A little feral.
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Nobody Cares About Your Story (Unless They Can See Themselves in It)
Borrowed Lives — Rendered by the author in GPT Image
So, there’s a really particular issue I’ve noticed with pretty much any writer once they start exploring the wide, wonderful world of personal content. (Been there, done it. Passed on th...
Working Creatives Need More Than Productivity Right Now
Signals at Dusk — Rendered by the author in DALL-E
So, like most freelancers, I get that creative work (especially freelance creative work) involves periods of instability pretty much by definition. But I don’t think I’m alone in feeling l...
I've Never Really Understood What to Do with Prestige
Prestige Ecology — Rendered by the author in DALL-E
So, technically speaking, I guess I can say I contributed to an Oscar-nominated documentary. Not really something I’ve thought much about since I realized this, though, as it hasn’t had m...
The Death of Casual Creativity
Habitats — Rendered by the author in DALL-E
So the other day, I found myself thinking about how human beings have somehow managed to turn every enjoyable activity into a career development opportunity over the past decade or two.
Like, y...
Everyone Has a Portfolio Now (and Most of Them Don't Mean a Damn Thing)
Choice Fatigue — Rendered by the author in DALL-E
Open a bunch of portfolios in separate tabs and scroll through them like a normal person sometime. And by that, I mean do it quickly, probably while a little distracted and with at least on...
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Pro writer, recovering good girl, and reluctant grown-up. I "stack" about creative freedom and freelancing (Writer in the Wild), plus esoterica and alt-spirituality (Bone Garden).
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