Heidi Isern
HEIDI · ISERN
writer. thinker. whiskey drinker.
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A Critique on Critique: How to Use it, How to Lose it.

A Critique on Critique: How to Use it, How to Lose it.

Jul 20, 2016 | Career, Life Hacks

“Are you ready to get torn to shreds?” I was asked. “Um…I think so,” I said. “Good. Then maybe you have a shot of being something.” A marketing expert was offering his editorial ‘guidance,’ aka critique. I’ve been dealing with critique my entire life. From writing...
Wanna Be Interesting? Write in a Bar

Wanna Be Interesting? Write in a Bar

Jul 13, 2016 | Career

Kafka was wrong. He once said that writing is “utter solitude, the descent into the cold abyss of oneself.” If this were true, no one would write because they’d be too busy committing suicide to connect with their keyboard. At some point, you do have to chain yourself...