Introduction to Elephant Academy: Write your Heart Out.
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Join Waylon for a Bow. (1:23)
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Welcome to Elephant Academy's Writing Apprenticeship. (4:47)
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Meet the Academy Team.
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Community Discussion.
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Stress isn't all bad. (1:28)
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It's already time for your first quiz. (Don't panic.)
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Sharon Salzberg teaches us how to actually practice Maitri. (26:14)
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You're on your way!
You're a Writer.
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Why are we here? {+ a Pop Quiz.} (1:27)
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Set Yourself up for Success. (1:05)
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Passion + Making a living = Right Livelihood. (8:45)
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The Elephant Approach to Writing. (3:28)
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Writing is Hogwarts-style Magic. (5:27)
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Tell us about your Relationship with Writing.
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Waylon's Advice for Beginner (or Beginning-again) Writers. (0:56)
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How to be a Writer with Ada Calhoun. (3:37)
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The Best Way to become a Good Writer. (1:23)
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Never Stop Learning... (0:45)
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The Number One thing Writers get Wrong. (3:28)
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What to Write about when You don't know What to Write About. (3:40)
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Write What You Know.
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Natalie Goldberg: Shut up and Write. (6:56)
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Verbs, Adjectives, & Adverbs: Developing Good Writing Habits. (2:33)
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How to Submit Writing.
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There is Magic in Sharing your Writing. (1:58)
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Peer Editing is the Opposite of "Yikes!" (1:09)
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11 Writing Tips from Waylon Lewis. (0:32)
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You're on a roll, don't stop now.
Get (Yourself) Un-Stuck: Beating Writer's Block.
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The Elephant in the Room. (2:29)
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How to get through Writer's Block. (2:13)
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What to do when Anxiety keeps you from Writing. (0:29)
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Leaving your Reader with an Elegant Punch. (4:03)
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Write from the Heart. (4:23)
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Is Emotionalism Bad? (4:04)
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Choose your own Adventure: Emotionalism or Catharsis? (8:08)
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Waylon's Take: Writing about Vulnerable Topics. (3:27)
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Be Eager to Search out Writers who will Edit You. (1:27)
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If you want to be a Writer, you need to know the 3 Kinds of Editing. (3:42)
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A Mindfulness tool for Self-editing. (5:12)
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Pema Chödrön: the Master Editor. (17:12)
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Self-Editing: How to Edit Your Own Work (2:20)
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Editors aren't here to make you happy. (6:02)
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Feedback Helps Us to Uncover Our Own Voice. (1:31)
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It's not all about You. (3:30)
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Being Criticized is Hard. (2:29)
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Liz Plank leads a Writing Exercise to Discover your True Self. (3:46)
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You Have 10 Mistakes You're Going to Make. (0:44)
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Let's talk about Libel. (5:24)
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Practicing Ethical Writing: Key Terms & Frequently Asked Questions.
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The Fourth Estate. (4:25)
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Congrats. You've earned this.
Drawing in your Reader.
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Are you Feeling Lost? (2:00)
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Let's Recap: Why are you here? (0:40)
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Writing 101: Thesis Statements. (1:11)
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Titles & Images: A First Impression. (9:55)
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Editing Components: Titles. (1:02)
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The 3 Elements of a Good Title. (4:30)
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Choosing a Winning Title.
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Example Article Titles on Elephant Journal.
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How to Choose an Irresistible (and Legal) Image.
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Editing Components: SEO.
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What Connection does Meditation have with Writing? (1:28)
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Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation with Linda Lewis. (9:59)
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A Writing Prompt with Waylon Lewis. (0:34)
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Elephriend: you're a star.
The Craft of Editing.
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You've been vulnerable & brave enough to open up your messy closet. (3:30)
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Finding your Voice through Editing. (1:35)
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Waylon Gets Romantic about Editing. (1:37)
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Learning to Edit is like Taking a Dance Class. (1:09)
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Why do we Edit? (1:11)
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On Breaking the Rules. (6:14)
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Developmental & Substantive Editing. (0:54)
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Stylistic/Line Editing.
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Copyediting.
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Editing: Before & After. (16:29)
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Waylon Edits and Falls in Love with the Writer's Commas. (8:37)
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Editing does more than Improve your Writing. (1:05)
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Editing Quiz!
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12 Truths Anne Lamott Learned from Life & Writing.
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Add this Trophy to your shelf.
Finding your Voice through Editing.
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A Writing Prompt with Linda Lewis. (2:18)
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Your Voice isn't a Big, Exciting Discovery. Calm Down. (2:21)
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The Best Writers have Simple Voices. (5:40)
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Be Gentle with Yourself. (0:19)
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Julia Cameron on Listening to our own Wisdom. (4:09)
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Waylon Critiques his own Writing for the Academy. (3:14)
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The Role of an Editor is Not to Overedit. (2:04)
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Elephant Journal Editors aren't reading your Writing with a Red Pen. (1:18)
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Editing with Waylon: The most Respectful thing an Editor can Do. (8:39)
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Editing with Waylon: The Impact of Feedback. (7:36)
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Editing with Waylon: The Sound of Editing. (7:33)
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A Conversation about Voice. (5:40)
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Waylon shares an Awful Poem. (2:11)
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Advice on Creativity: Make Big things feel Little & Little things feel Big. (8:41)
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If you have an excuse not to do this, do it anyway. (4:07)
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Add this to your growing collection.
Connecting Genuinely with an Audience.
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Join Waylon for a {Final} Academy Bow. (0:12)
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Mindfulness & Awareness Meditations with Writing Prompts. (24:47)
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The "What about Me" Mantra. (1:02)
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Let's Rewind. (0:43)
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Death Comes without Warning. (3:02)
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Waylon is Actually Anti-Social Media. (8:25)
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It's our Duty to Be Genuine. (3:49)
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How to be Positively Shameless. (6:48)
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Invest in Yourself. (3:33)
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Trust is a little bit Blind. (2:11)
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You are a Mountain in the Rain. (5:48)
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Tyler Knott Gregson on how to Make a Living doing what you Love. (2:21)
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What to Remember about Writing & Editing (for the rest of your Life). (3:29)
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One Final {fun!} Writing Exercise. (5:25)
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One Last Thought... (0:42)
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Stay Involved after your Apprenticeship.
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Elephant Academy Feedback Survey.
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Congratulations!
Resources
Academy Archives.
A Sampling of Elephant's Most-Referenced Writerly Articles.
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Julia Cameron of Morning Pages & “The Artist’s Way” fame talks Guidance with Waylon Lewis.
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How to Write. ~ Jack Kerouac (& Waylon Lewis)
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How to Meditate: The Dathun Letter, via Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
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Best Classic Beginner’s Buddhist Books Ever?
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Cheap Words. {via The New Yorker}
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“A Writer Writes.” Tips for Living an Authentic Life.
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Nora Ephron: Everything is Copy.
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The Problem with Publishing Today that Impacts All of Us.
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12 Books on Editing and One on Life that should be on every Writer's Bookshelf.
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Humility is Bullsh*t.
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The Cocoon.
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