Justine Musk / Because You're a Creative Badass.

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• the art of combining opposites: Johnny Depp, the creative badass + the lover-warriorMay 12, 2012
• how Joyce Carol Oates would launch a writing career todayMay 9, 2012
• authenticity rocks: how to radiate your way to success (as demo’d by Danielle LaPorte)May 5, 2012
• because you’re a creative badassMay 1, 2012
• lessons from chernobylApr 30, 2012
• the life-or-death pursuit of creative-badass joy (+ why we’re all entrepreneurs now)Apr 20, 2012
• creative badass epic post: how to figure out your purpose/passion/just what the hell it is you wantApr 15, 2012
• Samantha Brick + the perils of pretty girl syndrome ( + Ashley Judd bitch-slaps the media)Apr 10, 2012
• why the world needs more ambitious women ( + ambition is not a dirty word)Apr 6, 2012
• the art of getting creatively unstuck (+ why you sometimes have to kill off your inner nice girl)Mar 30, 2012
• the art of outsider thinking (+ why it makes you more creative)Mar 24, 2012
• the problem with slut-bashing (+ why we are all bad girls)Mar 17, 2012
• how to be an original*Mar 13, 2012
• how to change yourself and/or your lifeMar 11, 2012
• the art of being fearlessMar 4, 2012
• how to turn your creative online platform into an art*Feb 27, 2012
• things that smart women knowFeb 24, 2012
• Demi Moore, the limits of beauty + why Cleopatra was badassFeb 20, 2012
• how to find the Big Meaning of your novel (+ blog) that will make your readers fall wildly in love with youFeb 17, 2012
• The ABCs of Self-Love: G is for Growth: how to find your life’s meaning. really.Feb 12, 2012
• how to be creativeFeb 9, 2012
• the art of becoming a (badass creative) thought leaderFeb 3, 2012
• cool creatives from around the webFeb 3, 2012
• the art of being an introvert creative (forced to cope with social media)Jan 30, 2012
• why Pinterest is totally not a waste of time: creating a visionboard for your creative project ( + why it’s helpful)Jan 22, 2012
• how to become your own rebellionJan 14, 2012
• the art of letting your freak flag flyJan 10, 2012
• letter to a young emerging creative who thinks she wants to blog (gods help her)Dec 30, 2011
• how to flunk social media + lose me as a potential True Fan (but you know I love you)Dec 24, 2011
• 7 awesome reasons to kill your inner ‘nice girl’ (or maybe just send her to Cleveland*)Dec 12, 2011
• how the power of free can help you become a raging success (just ask the Grateful Dead)Dec 8, 2011
• cool quotes by badass womenDec 6, 2011
• the art of the creative pause (+ not being Amazon’s bitch)Dec 5, 2011
• beauty, sex + power?Dec 2, 2011
• how to be a creative genius (or just look like one)Nov 25, 2011
• the art of being an ambitious femaleNov 13, 2011
• 10 reasons why pursuing your creative work is actually highly productive (+ not selfish or self-indulgent)Nov 6, 2011
• one reason why you should give yourself permission to work on your badass creative projectNov 4, 2011
• are fiction writers screwed? part 2Oct 31, 2011
• badass creatives can change the worldOct 28, 2011
• are fiction writers screwed?Oct 26, 2011
• perfection is a size 6 (now a size 4): ode to the Sweet Valley High booksOct 19, 2011
• vixen, temptress, slut: the art of telling old + new stories about womenOct 15, 2011
• 6 So-Called Rules for the Badass Creative WomanOct 3, 2011
• why seth godin says we are all weird now + what this means for your blogSep 28, 2011
• how to flow with the go to get what you want + give the world what it needsSep 23, 2011
• how to unlock the Big Meaning of your life and find your visionSep 20, 2011
• the art of watching two friends seduce each other + what it taught me about badass bloggingSep 15, 2011
• Tiger Medicine: short-short fiction by yours trulySep 14, 2011
• you go to Burning ManSep 8, 2011
• badass creativityAug 30, 2011
• you have permission not to wait for permissionAug 26, 2011
• how to be a dangerous woman (in fiction + life)Aug 24, 2011
• turn this into a powerful logline and win my eternal love + gratitude ( + a hundred bucks)Aug 14, 2011
• what marilyn monroe and peter the great can teach you about being fascinatingAug 12, 2011
• under a spell and behind the mask: how to create a compelling story arcAug 11, 2011
• the art of authenticity and self-disclosure in social media: do you need to get down + dirty?Aug 7, 2011
• the art of discovering your innate genius, your badass gift to the worldAug 4, 2011
• the art of simplicity: figuring out the meaning of your novel, your wardrobe, your lifeJul 31, 2011
• the art of getting more traffic for your blog/more people who give a damnJul 23, 2011
• the art of creative destructionJul 19, 2011
• the art of rocking out your identity crisis so you can go on to rule the worldJul 12, 2011
• we give up our power becauseJul 10, 2011
• the art of more (money, readers, love): fighting off the scarcity complexJul 8, 2011
• the problem with “nice” (and why it’s good to be badass)Jul 6, 2011
• how to keep your right readers addicted to your blog (and you)Jul 4, 2011
• the art of being different: why you shouldn’t compare and compete, but seek to change the gameJun 29, 2011
• the art of creating an authentic belief system (otherwise known as a ‘brand’) for fans friends + followersJun 21, 2011
• “well-behaved women seldom make history”: redefining what it means to be badJun 10, 2011
• why perfectionism is so totally overratedJun 6, 2011
• how your mistakes + failures point the way to your successJun 3, 2011
• why you can free yourself from pointless people-pleasingMay 26, 2011
• how to use the power of Twitter to develop and promote your zone of geniusMay 22, 2011
• how to embrace your naked ambition and make your subconscious your bitchMay 18, 2011
• little bets + creative badassery + what seth godin cannot teach you.May 10, 2011
• the secrets and revelations of a powerful middle actMay 6, 2011
• the art of a compelling ‘voice’ (or: turn your online voice into a gateway drug)May 5, 2011
• the art of creative abundanceMay 2, 2011
• why you need to give it away (to be a successful creative)Apr 30, 2011
• how to write a novel in 90 daysApr 29, 2011
• move through the creative gap (all the way to the power of awesome)Apr 25, 2011
• exploring the difference between having readers and having FANSApr 19, 2011
• the creative badass manifesto (a work in progress)Apr 14, 2011
• turn your blog into a social object of desireApr 13, 2011
• Three Story Skills that Self-Published Novelists NeedMar 29, 2011
• where to find your interestingness as a writer + blogger + ruler of your domain*Mar 20, 2011
• how to get out of your own way and quit procrastinating on your novelMar 15, 2011
• why the world needs you to be a “creative badass” (and have a zestful f*ck you spirit)Mar 9, 2011
• britney spears + lessons of badass bloggingMar 7, 2011
• help me with my big badass banana (and why you might want one for yourself)Mar 4, 2011
• why tapping into your emotional sweetspot = your most remarkable creative workMar 2, 2011
• should you be blogging to help your writing career (or is it a big waste of time)?Feb 22, 2011
• why you don’t know who you are until you know what you can doFeb 17, 2011
• this is your brain on fictionFeb 10, 2011
• On Conquering The Fear Of Criticism and JudgementFeb 9, 2011
• is blogging and tweeting a waste of time? what writers should know about social mediaJan 28, 2011
• create a fascinating personal brand: lessons from Kate MossJan 23, 2011
• how to be a creative badass: a 12-point planJan 11, 2011
• ego vs soulJan 4, 2011
• why you probably do need a blogDec 28, 2010
• developing your audience through a “world worthy of devotion”Dec 19, 2010
• books to change your life, or at least your mind: creativityDec 17, 2010
• how to find a niche to dominate (& battle your way through the blogosphere)Dec 15, 2010
• the secret ingredient to a strong author platformDec 9, 2010
• two sides of marketing: what makes people buy your booksNov 30, 2010
• how to put heart & soul into your story structureNov 29, 2010
• what a conversation with a seduction guru taught me about creativityNov 24, 2010
• should you post your fiction on your blog?Nov 21, 2010
• how to develop a creative practice (and why it actually does make you more creative)Nov 11, 2010
• how a writer (or other creative) can develop multiple sources of revenue, part twoOct 23, 2010
• stories are medicineOct 22, 2010
• how a writer can develop multiple streams of revenue: part oneOct 14, 2010
• the importance of vision: what we can learn from total narcissists (even though they suck)Sep 29, 2010
• How fiction writers (& other creatives) can develop into badass bloggersSep 27, 2010
• why you should blog to build your writing career even if you don’t think you need toSep 23, 2010
• how small steps can make you a published writer and social media ninjaSep 16, 2010
• are you experienced? technology changes idea of author-brandSep 11, 2010
• the key element that every good scene needs (or: how to change the game in your novel)Sep 7, 2010
• are you in your creative element?Sep 6, 2010
• why bad girls get all the best linesSep 1, 2010
• you: beautiful rebel. you: spitting truth to power.Aug 29, 2010
• platform, branding, and Seth: meaning is the new moneyAug 27, 2010
• 7 ways to navigate the middle of your novel (and maybe your life)Aug 24, 2010
• how to grow your own passion (and talent) even if you don’t think you have any (or: develop your own interestingness, part five)Aug 19, 2010
• why passion is sometimes overrated (how to develop your own interestingness, part four)Aug 14, 2010
• 10 Traits of Interestingness (how to develop your own interestingness, part three)Aug 3, 2010
• Ten Things That Make You Interesting (how to develop your own interestingness, part two)Aug 2, 2010
• the importance of being interesting (and how you can develop your own interestingness), part oneJul 28, 2010
• email (and advice) to a young aspiring writerJul 23, 2010
• how to think more creatively and come up with better ideasJul 20, 2010
• 5 ways to put more ‘soul’ into your writingJun 29, 2010
• the ‘how to write a creative manifesto’ manifestoJun 21, 2010
• why writing a manifesta can help you develop a creative vision (and sell more books and maybe even change the world)May 27, 2010
• the writer as seducerMay 18, 2010
• why ‘write what you know’ can be very bad adviceMay 14, 2010
• why strong author branding = passion & soul (and should not be cause for despair)May 11, 2010
• the online art of developing your author brand molecule global microbrand thingApr 30, 2010
• pave your way to creative domination: the writer as creative entrepreneurApr 23, 2010
• the thing every artist needs to doApr 20, 2010
• fight like hell in the war of artApr 16, 2010
• plot is a process, and how to work itApr 13, 2010
• the three key parts of your author platform frameworkApr 6, 2010
• ten ways to break through writer’s block (part two)Apr 4, 2010
• ten ways to break through writer’s block (part one)Mar 31, 2010
• the dirty secret truth about talent — and how to grow itMar 17, 2010
• 5 ways to use minor characters to add depth and complexity to your protagonistMar 13, 2010
• who is influencing you, and how? — three degrees of influence, your writing, and youMar 10, 2010
• the mysterious art that keeps your reader glued to every pageMar 7, 2010
• the quality that makes your stories (and you) go viralMar 5, 2010
• how to give yourself permission to write remarkable fictionMar 3, 2010
• theme, Theme, your writing and you: stuff your teacher never told youMar 1, 2010
• 8 things you need to know to write a gripping scene (and keep your reader hooked)Feb 27, 2010
• online audience development “crucial” to your future as a writer: not to worry about it is “bad advice”Feb 24, 2010
• a writer’s starter guide to twitter (or: everything I wish someone had told me when I first started using twitter)Feb 22, 2010
• find the secrets to your novel in your beginningFeb 19, 2010
• cool books giveaway #4-6Feb 17, 2010
• if you make this mistake, you just might bore your readers to deathFeb 15, 2010
• write an opening that hooks your reader (or: how to raise hell and cause trouble)Feb 12, 2010
• to create and connect: defining ‘author platform’Feb 10, 2010
• tribal writer cool books giveaway 1-3Feb 6, 2010
• the key to a strong middle act (and what I learned from my mistakes)Feb 4, 2010
• 13 ways to create compelling charactersFeb 1, 2010
• the attention economy and the case for compelling fiction: what it is, why you need to write itJan 28, 2010
• what the kindle taught me about my reading habits, and why the print novel will never die (maybe)Jan 27, 2010
• why the Kindle makes me want to be a more compelling writerJan 25, 2010
• how to get ahead as a writer: putting the deliberate into deliberate practice, part twoJan 22, 2010
• the secret to becoming a successful published writer: putting the ‘deliberate’ into ‘deliberate practice’Jan 21, 2010
• how to hook me with your author blog and make me follow you (and buy your books) with the devotion of a dachshundJan 20, 2010
• the problem with outlines and word quotas (and why they sometimes might lead to sucky writing)Jan 17, 2010
• how to work with your subconscious to write a book that ‘hangs together’ (so an agent won’t reject it)Jan 14, 2010
• 5 reasons why I believe this person will one day get publishedJan 12, 2010
• WRITING AND SUCCESS IN THE DIGITAL AGE: who are you writing for (and will they want to read you)?Jan 7, 2010
• how I discovered that a writing coach can be helpfulJan 6, 2010
• conflict, change, loglines and novel ‘hooks’: talking about the heart of your storyJan 5, 2010
• Tyler Durden’s Rules for Writing in the Zone: Conclusion & TakeawayJan 4, 2010
• Tyler Durden’s Rules for Writing in the Zone, part 4 (of 5)Jan 1, 2010
• Tyler Durden’s Rules for Writing in the Zone, part 3 (of 5)Dec 30, 2009
• Tyler Durden’s Rules for Writing in the Zone, part 2Dec 29, 2009
• Tyler Durden’s Rules For Writing In The Zone, part 1Dec 28, 2009
• who will own your audience: thoughts on the future of publishingDec 24, 2009
• your voice is your brand (developing your author platform even if you’re not published yet, part four)Dec 22, 2009
• 5 Principles To Remember As You Battle The Demons of Creative ProcrastinationDec 20, 2009
• best reading experience of 2009: LOVE JUNKIE vs A VINDICATION OF LOVEDec 20, 2009
• mapping the space between usDec 20, 2009
• year of the phoenixDec 19, 2009
• starting your author blog and choosing your blogging platformDec 17, 2009
• where do you get your ideas: Britney and meDec 17, 2009
• what a good blogger and a good conversationalist have in commonDec 17, 2009
• blogging is good for you: why, for the love of the gods, you should start your author blog todayDec 14, 2009
• one of the challenges for any writerDec 14, 2009
• smash the boundaries and let the new stuff inDec 13, 2009
• write hard, write fastDec 13, 2009
• building your author platform even if you’re not published yet, part three: find your readers, catch them, bring them backDec 11, 2009
• why you need to write like a bad girl, part three: truthDec 10, 2009
• building your author platform even if you’re not published yet, part two: paradigm shiftDec 7, 2009
• building your author platform even if you’re not published yet, part one: why you need toDec 6, 2009
• surfing the brain waves: manage your mind and unleash your creative beastDec 5, 2009
• why you need to write like a bad girl, part two: selfishDec 2, 2009
• cool books giveaway #1Nov 30, 2009
• why you need to write like a bad girl, part oneNov 28, 2009
• the writer’s show-and-tell: show us what’s important, and tell the freaking storyNov 24, 2009
• the happy death of “genre vs literary” in the world of the TechnorenaissanceNov 20, 2009
• one of the most important traits you need to become a published writerNov 17, 2009
• how to figure out your novel ‘hook’, part twoNov 16, 2009
• how to figure out your novel ‘hook’, part oneNov 13, 2009
• ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER AND THE CREATIVE BRAIN: why a room of her own should not be near the mallNov 12, 2009
• how a writer could get close and personal on twitter and facebookNov 11, 2009
• the burning desire to write & traits of creative high achieversNov 9, 2009
• how the internet killed the storyteller. except if maybe it didn’t.Nov 8, 2009
• why write a memoir?Nov 7, 2009
• why stealing an “idea” is no big deal — until it isNov 6, 2009
• finding the touchstone for your work-in-progressNov 6, 2009
• RULES OF SEDUCTION: writing the viewpoint of the opposite sexNov 5, 2009
• how to figure out a plot problemNov 4, 2009
• FORM VS FORMULA: the question every writer needs to ask, and whyNov 2, 2009
• cool books entry #1 (tribal writer video blog)Nov 1, 2009
• THE ENIGMA OF DESIRE: “the heart of storytelling is mystery”Oct 30, 2009
• era of the author platformOct 29, 2009
• FAILURE IS GOOD FOR YOU: how practice novels helped me get publishedOct 25, 2009
• box seats at the Lakers game with famous peopleOct 24, 2009
• READING IS THE INHALE, WRITING IS THE EXHALE: developing writer’s intuitionOct 20, 2009
• TRUST ME: Review of “TRUST AGENTS: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation & Gain Trust”Oct 18, 2009
• I like the tousled sexy peopleOct 16, 2009
• mom’s house, dad’s houseOct 15, 2009
• IN THE DARK: thoughts on the anxiety of writing fictionSep 19, 2009
• a little wisdom from David Foster WallaceSep 13, 2009
• The Day I Became A Freaking AmericanSep 11, 2009
• writing as a manSep 8, 2009
• Zombies: Encounters With The Hungry DeadSep 3, 2009
• planning new blogSep 1, 2009