Time for Revision
Yay! You’re finished! Congratulations. Pour yourself a nice flute of champagne and relax. You’ve earned it. You just wrote a novel. If you just wanted to write a novel to write a novel and maybe brag...
View ArticleHaving Your Novel Published
This blog post is for people who want to get published in some way. If you’re looking to get in print, be warned: it will be hard, it will be more commercial-based than your average undergrad creative...
View ArticleSelf-Love and Your Job
“Never continue in a job you don’t enjoy. If you’re happy in what you’re doing, you’ll like yourself, you’ll have inner peace. And if you have that, along with physical health, you will have had more...
View ArticlePlugging in with Good Intentions — Chapter 3: Passion Perusal
As you scroll through social media apps and the Internet, you may come across a wide range of activities and ideas that can spark your interest. Whether or not it’s your intention, you may pick up a...
View ArticlePlugging in with Good Intentions — Chapter 4: Music Mix
There’s no denying that music influences our mood and form of expression. Whether you’re a composer, performer, or a mere listener, music can be the perfect outlet to express creativity and let out...
View ArticleOverture: New Musical Beginnings
The night before I was set to move out of the apartment I had been subletting for the fall semester of my junior year, I found myself surrounded by boxes, bare walls and my two roommates. We were...
View ArticleRemix: DJ Downfalls
The trial and error of joining new clubs as a college freshman can best be described as the search for a safety net of familiar eyes in an unfamiliar space. As a newcomer to WNUR, Northwestern’s radio...
View ArticleCrescendo: Finding my Muse
“Who you surround yourself with is who you become.” This concept, also known as the law of attraction, goes back at least to Confucius in the 6th century BC. All these centuries later, its wisdom has...
View ArticleHarmony: Gigs, Glory, and Growth
Walking home on the last day of junior year classes, a chilly late-May day, I received a 500 dollar loan bad credit by email notification with the subject line “oh and another thing:” from my creative...
View ArticleCoda: The Next Dance
Growing up as an Asian-American Jewish person in New York City, my multiethnic heritage granted me glimpses into cultural spaces that don’t often overlap. My favorite childhood outings with my mother...
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