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Welcome to the source of my ramblings. If interested in the miscellanea of my thoughts, please find them below.
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joshacocella
Feb 28, 20232 min read
Four and a Half Years In
It's weird, writing a blog that no one's reading now. I feel like I'm shouting into the dark. Proclaiming my opinions and thoughts on...
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joshacocella
Feb 15, 20232 min read
Touching a Hot Stove
I've heard that in order to truly learn a lesson, sometimes you got to burn your hand touching a hot stove. People can tell you not to...
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joshacocella
Feb 1, 20232 min read
Doing it Wrong and Writing Excuses
I had to accept I was doing something wrong with my editing in the last two weeks. That was pretty tough to do. When editing this current...
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joshacocella
Jan 16, 20231 min read
New Year Goals - 2023 Edition
2023 is here! With a new year comes a whole new batch of goals. With the new goals, I always try to look at last year to see what worked...
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joshacocella
Dec 31, 20222 min read
End of the Year 2022
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Everyone! And with this post, our year is coming to an end. I've had some areas in which I've made a...
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joshacocella
Dec 15, 20222 min read
Enjoying the Journey
The J in the title font looks pretty weird in my word processor. I wonder if it will look like that in the final post, but I suppose by...
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joshacocella
Nov 27, 20222 min read
Editing is a Funky Business
Editing is an essential part of any writing journey. Whether it's a five-paragraph essay or a full-blown novel, no matter what sweet...
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joshacocella
Oct 30, 20222 min read
Death in Fiction
Endings are so final. It's odd. Death in fiction. The death of a story. I had a good two weeks. Finally finished a really long chapter...
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joshacocella
Oct 16, 20222 min read
On the Other End of Six Hours
Just finished a six hour edit session. It was weird. Partially it was meant to make up for the fact that I didn't edit for three hours...
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joshacocella
Sep 18, 20221 min read
Overcoming Resistance
So I read the War of Art by Steven Pressfield this month. In it he talks about the idea of resistance. This intangible force that keeps...
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joshacocella
Sep 5, 20221 min read
Showing Up
It's weird. The thought that improving yourself, working towards building a skill, is difficult. But it is. I've been re-reading the War...
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