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Less is More: OmmWriter

So much of writing goes beyond simply planning and executing. It can be hard to write when you're not in the proper headspace, or when you are physically uncomfortable… or when there is too much noise or the wrong kind of noise.

Brandt My Thoughts, Writing Leave a comment July 16, 2019 2 Minutes

A Different Kind of Writing Prompt

Music is a powerful tool. If it's such a great tool… why not try and use it as a writing prompt?

Brandt Writing, Writing Prompt Leave a comment July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 5 Minutes

Our Common Ground: by Brandt and Nash

We can always find something to disagree on, but what if we spent more time finding our common ground?

Brandt My Thoughts, Writing Leave a comment June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 3 Minutes

Identity: What it Means to be a Man

We let our fathers, and society, define for us what it means to be a man. For many, being a 'man' is their identity. The problem? We all have different ideas of what that even means.

Brandt My Thoughts, Writing Leave a comment June 4, 2019June 4, 2019 4 Minutes

The Gifts We’re Given

hand holding a marble

Writing brings me to life.  It brings the world into sharper focus, helps me process difficult emotions.  It's a gift that I received and a gift I will share.

Brandt My Thoughts, Writing 1 Comment April 30, 2019April 30, 2019 4 Minutes

The Fear of Failure

Keep moving forward, knowing that you will fail, but don't forget - failure doesn't define you.  It might loom, big as a mountain, but it will soon be a speck in the distance. 

Brandt My Thoughts, Writing 2 Comments April 23, 2019April 22, 2019 2 Minutes

The Stillness Before

Sunlight filtering through trees

For now, however, is the stillness. Unlike most days, I'm not so ready to shoo it away for I know it to be an elusive thing, easily scattered like the fog on a summer's morning.

Brandt My Thoughts, Writing Leave a comment April 20, 2019April 20, 2019 1 Minute

In Pursuit of Perfection

blank notebook with a pencil

This isn't the story of someone standing victorious on the other side of a struggle, of someone who has it all figured out and is ready to share with you how to overcome that desire for perfection in all that you do. I think... it's simply a confession.

Brandt My Thoughts, Writing 5 Comments April 16, 2019April 19, 2019 4 Minutes

Expectations: The Mountain We Build

Come to find out there is more to writing than just being told I can do anything I set my mind to, more to it than having others tell me I can do it.

Brandt My Thoughts, Writing 6 Comments April 2, 2019April 2, 2019 3 Minutes

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