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Freelance Writer | Content Marketer | Storyteller

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    Tired of LinkedIn sales pitches? Check your attitude.

    October 16, 2020October 16, 2020

    A few weeks ago, I opened my Twitter feed and discovered a thread that went something like this. Tweet One: “Ya’ll, the volume of LinkedIn requests is insane, no? Tweet Two: “Same. It’s crazy.” Tweet Three: “Like what are these folks hoping to accomplish?” Tweet Four: “Sooooo bad…I’ve just started ignoring the entire platform altogether.”

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    What freelance writers do

    December 5, 2019December 5, 2019

    My husband and I were having dinner with another couple recently when the husband surprised me with question. “So, what’s the business model for what you do, Crystal?” He is a retired pharma executive for a well-known Fortune 100 company, and I was stunned that he was curious about my work as a freelance writer.

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    The Jerry Maguires of Indy’s arts scene

    March 27, 2019March 27, 2019

    Remember the scene in Jerry Maguire where Tom Cruise urges Cuba Gooding’s character, Rod Tidwell, to lose his cocky attitude and get back to playing football for the love of the game—not for the money. “Help me help you,” Maguire begs Tidwell. As Tidwell’s sports agent, Maguire knocks himself out to help the athlete leverage

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    Down-to-earth, liberal arts sorta girl. I write original content for YOUR brand. ❤️#travel #books #music #art #beautifulthings #freelancewriting
    One of my favorite ways to write now days is to th One of my favorite ways to write now days is to throw it all down on sticky notes. How fun it is to see that you can actually write it an infinite number of ways. How we start, how you organize it all may not matter as much as we think it does. It’s the starting that matters, and having a vision of what’s important to say…and what isn’t. I may switch it up as I go, but this little brain map will help me feel like there is a plan. A changeable plan, but one that will help me find the beginning, the middle and the end. Even better on heart-shaped sticky notes, because I tell my brain to do it with love and to love the outcome, to love the subject. . How do you get started on your writing? . #amwriting #writersofinstagram
    You only get so many days on this side of heaven. You only get so many days on this side of heaven. Love it up! #lifeisshort
    You only get so many days on this side of heaven. You only get so many days on this side of heaven. Love it up! #lifeisshort
    This book was recommended to me by the exquisite w This book was recommended to me by the exquisite writer @charitysingletoncraig . After reading two of the essays in it—yes, just two—I ascertained that here was a book every writer should buy and hold so it can be read repeatedly and underlined profusely. I had no previous knowledge of her work, but lo, I soon discovered that she is the real deal, a teacher/writer. Worth the price of the book for “Thirty Recommendations for Good Writing Habits” and for the roadmap to all the authors an ambitious, curious writer should read. . Davis says follow your interest, your curiosity, and your pleasure. When frustration sets in, work on fun exercises that stretch you in different ways. #writer #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #amwriting #lydiadavis #essaysone
    Francophiles, here’s the book to read to find al Francophiles, here’s the book to read to find all the contemporary books that are set in Paris. Buried within are fantastic insights about how to enjoy the city. Did you know, for example, that the sun doesn’t set until 11 pm in a Parisian summer? Nor did I! Hate long lines? One author implies that you might get around that with a seasonal pass that gets you in the express lane at all the museums. Can’t say because I’ve never been, but if you love literature and you are planning a trip, oh, you’ll love this anthology. Fun, poignant, informative, rewarding—a guide to reading you may want to do the year before your trip to Paris. . . #parisfrance #cité #authorsofinstagram #essay #amreading #bibliophile #francophiles
    In A Paris All Your Own, @shipstead describes the In A Paris All Your Own, @shipstead describes the joys and limits of solitude. I love this collection of essays, an inside peek at the #cité ‘s effect on today’s best authors. So many insights about Paris and life, and life in Paris. . @shipstead also talks about the need that artists have to shelter alone in order to make something relatable to readers. We must always see an artist’s solitude as a gift to the world. #travel #parisfrance #parisian #francophiles #authorsofinstagram #amreading
    Some like to photograph beautiful buffets made for Some like to photograph beautiful buffets made for a party. I like the image that comes afterwards, cleaning up the mess, happy that friends came, happy to feed them, to pamper them, to love them. Lucky to have friends, lucky to have enough to share with others. My heart is full. I hope yours is, or will be soon. #lifeisshort is
    Doesn’t this seem a perfect place to sit and thi Doesn’t this seem a perfect place to sit and think? For the past few years, I’ve come to believe that many things I’ve been taught just aren’t true. It’s making me rethink everything about how to live and walk and work, about what I can do. In the most recent issue of my newsletter, I share thoughts about religious patriarchy, about why being independent isn’t always a good trait, and about cultivating a life that goes beyond your five senses. #linkinbio #readersofinstagram #writersofinstagram #contemplativelife
    When someone is grieving or sad, you hear people s When someone is grieving or sad, you hear people say, “Isn’t it time for him to get past this, to get on with things?” I admire @charlottedonlon ‘s take on lament and sadness in her book, The Great Belonging. She’s mentioned in the latest issue of Crystal Clear at the #linkinbio As my mother has aged, I have often found myself impatient with her complaints, frustrated by my inability to fix things for her. Her greatest need is for someone on this side of heaven who listens with compassion, who sits with her pain. Why is it so hard to cultivate the kind of heart that one day we’ll all want to care for us in sorrow or even to carry us across a terrible gulf of pain? Is it possible that we have not grieved ourselves enough to be helpful to someone else who grieves? I wonder about these things. #artandfaith #contemplativelife #makegoodart #notalone #readersofinstagram
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