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Size Sexy: How to Look Good, Feel Good, and Be Happy - At Any Size by Stella Ellis
2.0
Shameless self-promotion disguised as fake motivational tripe. Talks too much about her tiny waist and her hourglass figure. Also says something like "as long as you're not 300 or 400 lbs you can be size sexy". Sexy comes in ALL sizes and shapes. From the smallest to the largest. Also, sexy is NOT the only thing we can aspire to. HUMAN is what we are and HUMAN is what we want to be treated like. To be treated with dignity, just like anybody else.
Everything You Love Will Burn: Inside the Rebirth of White Nationalism in America by Vegas Tenold
3.0
Pintoresque, almost TLC reality show-like chronicle of the lives of the most hateful people in America. Vegas must have been very patient at first, but you can notice he was almost caught up in their "kindness" and "charm", brokenhearted by their bigotry when they are "such nice people" to him (you know, a white guy). Also quite surprising-not-surprising the amount of times these xenophobic racist people would eat at a foreign food restaurant. "Hong Kong Garden" by Siouxsie still rings true, unfortunately. But they do love their potato salad.
Get Paid for the Poems You Write by Bernard Levine
1.0
Outdated, simplistic and short guide. Mostly a vehicle to show off the author's work. Writing poetry for merch and greeting cards and selling them is not as easy as just adding them to CafePress or releasing a novelty book on Lulu. If your words and images are not attractive enough and needed, they will get lost in the sea of search results.
Contacting companies like Hallmark is not recommended, since most of the time the duty of writing cards content falls on an in-house copywriter. Have you seen 500 Days of Summer? It came out way earlier than this book.
The whole "writer walks into a random company, gets a job" schtick may have worked on the author's time and circumstances. Boomers did have it a lot easier after all, as there were more jobs available than people back then. But now, the offer is larger than the demand and, in this economy, the challenges are much harder to overcome.
I will finish this review before it gets longer than the entire book itself. Just don't bother. There must be a better book out there. One that tells you the truth behind the publishing industry and the right tools to make a bit of an income on this area while complimenting it with more activities and specialities. No one can make a full living wage from writing poems on greeting cards and calendars. Not even the author of this book. Look up his full catalogue. I wish I did. At least I got my refund, but not my 12 minutes back.
Contacting companies like Hallmark is not recommended, since most of the time the duty of writing cards content falls on an in-house copywriter. Have you seen 500 Days of Summer? It came out way earlier than this book.
The whole "writer walks into a random company, gets a job" schtick may have worked on the author's time and circumstances. Boomers did have it a lot easier after all, as there were more jobs available than people back then. But now, the offer is larger than the demand and, in this economy, the challenges are much harder to overcome.
I will finish this review before it gets longer than the entire book itself. Just don't bother. There must be a better book out there. One that tells you the truth behind the publishing industry and the right tools to make a bit of an income on this area while complimenting it with more activities and specialities. No one can make a full living wage from writing poems on greeting cards and calendars. Not even the author of this book. Look up his full catalogue. I wish I did. At least I got my refund, but not my 12 minutes back.
How to Bullet Plan: Everything You Need to Know About Journaling with Bullet Points by Rachel Wilkerson Miller
5.0
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Notes:
- I discovered Rachel Wilkerson Miller through an episode of The Nod. She is very real and brutal. Coming from a relatable dark place, she started to incorporate little acts of self-care into her days at home watching TV and it changed her life around.
- Now she is the queen of organising and, through this book, she cracks the code and presents bullet/dot planning in a much easier format.
- She shares ideas on layouts, sections, and even gives advice on the best pens and highlighters to the stationery freaks among us. Zebra Mildliners and correcting tape (no time for fluid) are the MVPs.
- I just started my own bullet journal for the second half of the year following Rachel's ideas. Tracking days, weeks, months, years, mood, habits, budgeting, business trips and meals to kind of get ahold of myself and achieve my goals in school, career and well-being.
- Will tell you more and how effective it is later in the year, probably. These are just notes for now.
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Notes:
- I discovered Rachel Wilkerson Miller through an episode of The Nod. She is very real and brutal. Coming from a relatable dark place, she started to incorporate little acts of self-care into her days at home watching TV and it changed her life around.
- Now she is the queen of organising and, through this book, she cracks the code and presents bullet/dot planning in a much easier format.
- She shares ideas on layouts, sections, and even gives advice on the best pens and highlighters to the stationery freaks among us. Zebra Mildliners and correcting tape (no time for fluid) are the MVPs.
- I just started my own bullet journal for the second half of the year following Rachel's ideas. Tracking days, weeks, months, years, mood, habits, budgeting, business trips and meals to kind of get ahold of myself and achieve my goals in school, career and well-being.
- Will tell you more and how effective it is later in the year, probably. These are just notes for now.