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Lessons from 10 Years of Blogging

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Chris Kincaid

I’ve been writing for JP for 10 years now. Over those years, my writing style has changed. I hope for the better! I’ve also gained more confidence, although I still suffer from impostor syndrome. Impostor syndrome is the feeling that you and your work are fake, that you don’t know enough or are good enough….

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The Curse of Knowledge: I Know, You Know, Anime Know.

Posted on February 23, 2020September 12, 2021 by Chris Kincaid

The Curse of Knowledge makes it hard for people to communicate. It doesn’t matter if you’re writing an anime blog post or an academic journal article. We know what we know, and we don’t know what the reader doesn’t know. Worse, we can’t really push our knowledge aside. In fact, this problem makes it hard…

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Wordy Wordiness – My Blog Writing Process

Posted on February 16, 2020October 7, 2020 by Chris Kincaid

It’s hard to write blog articles regularly.  Over the years, I’ve developed a loose process I thought to share with you. It may not work for you, and I don’t always stick with it. Some days, I feel inspired and dash off a blog post in no time. Other ideas require days, if not weeks,…

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Meditating on the Use of Words from an Anime Blogger’s Perspective

Posted on November 5, 2017August 1, 2019 by Chris Kincaid

The largest cliche in the online writing world deals with writers writing to other writers. If you browse self-publishing websites, many offer tips and tricks (some useful, some snake-oil) and write books targeting other self-published writers. I’m going to add my hat to the pile. Only this time, let’s discuss the use of words and…

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