authority (n): 13c., autorite "book or quotation that settles an argument," from Old French auctorité "authority, prestige, right, permission, dignity, gravity; the Scriptures" (12c.; Modern French autorité), from Latin auctoritatem (nominative auctoritas) "invention, advice, opinion, influence, command," from auctor "master, leader, author" (see (n.). Keep a journal Like what you like what you like Don’t spend time trying to read, view, understand, or like what you’re allergic to To keep growing, follow your curiosity Trust your instincts Create what makes you happy Save, collect, and gather your work Never look to how others view your work to validate you as a person Only accept a critique point when you actually see it for yourself Stay with your vision you develop rough skills Revisit, rediscover and refine Writing Sparks: 1) Write a story (true, imagined, or a combination) where no one but you saw things your way. 2) Write about a time when you were talked out of trusting your own experience. 3) Reflect on whatever story you wrote. What happened at your deepest level of experience? What did you take away? What changed from that point? How might things be different today if you had responded differently?
authority (n): 13c., autorite "book or quotation that settles an argument," from Old French auctorité "authority, prestige, right, permission, dignity, gravity; the Scriptures" (12c.; Modern French autorité), from Latin auctoritatem (nominative auctoritas) "invention, advice, opinion, influence, command," from auctor "master, leader, author" (see (n.). Keep a journal Like what you like what you like Don’t spend time trying to read, view, understand, or like what you’re allergic to To keep growing, follow your curiosity Trust your instincts Create what makes you happy Save, collect, and gather your work Never look to how others view your work to validate you as a person Only accept a critique point when you actually see it for yourself Stay with your vision you develop rough skills Revisit, rediscover and refine Writing Sparks: 1) Write a story (true, imagined, or a combination) where no one but you saw things your way. 2) Write about a time when you were talked out of trusting your own experience. 3) Reflect on whatever story you wrote. What happened at your deepest level of experience? What did you take away? What changed from that point? How might things be different today if you had responded differently?
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