There’s a new digital magazine on the scene! Citygram, a new Austin lifestyle app created by Apartment Therapy writer Chris Perez, aims to bring some of Austin’s brightest, smartest and stylish writers straight to your Ipad. Some of your favorite local personalities have teamed up with Citygram: Tolly Moseley from Austin Eavesdropper, Joanna Wilkinson from [...]
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Blogging, Hipstercrite Life, Social Media
Don’t Open This Blog Post and Walk Away From Your Computer
This weekend I set out to do nothing and that is exactly what I achieved. I laid in bed until 1 on both Saturday and Sunday, ate lunch with my Texas family and friends, took naps, watched Django Unchained at the dollar theater, strolled Town Lake, played bocce ball and had 100% non-work related conversations [...]
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20-Something, Blogging, Hipstercrite Life, Social Media
How to Overcome Writer’s Block With the Help of Social Media
I thought that once the film premiered, my creative juices would be flowing like an unbridled river out of every pore in my body. Boy, was I wrong. Since the film premiered over nineteen days ago, I’ve felt creatively adrift. Lost in a sea of cerebral noise. Not only have I had difficulty constructing coherent [...]
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Blogging, Featured, Film, Pop Culture, Social Media
How to Not Annoy Bloggers With Your Press Release
I’m now a publicist! Kind of. I have a secret to share with you: there is no money in independent film and you often have to become your own press agent, cheerleader, champion and drinking buddy. I’ve been (nervously) sending out press releases for our film Loves Her Gun and I can’t help but feel [...]
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Blogging, Featured, Hipstercrite Life, Social Media
I Need Your Blogging Expertise! What Should My New Layout Look Like?
Over a year and a half ago I switched from Blogger to WordPress, two-column template to magazine layout. Moving to WordPress was the best decision I ever made for my blog (note to Blogger bloggers: my traffic doubled shortly after I switched to WordPress). My initial drive to move to the magazine layout was that [...]
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Blogging, Fashion/Design, Featured
You Can Always Give Up and Become a Fashion Blogger
For all you bloggers out there trying, you know what I mean… It’s one of those days.
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Reminder: My Blogging 101 Class is Tomorrow 2/6!!!
REMINDER!!!! I TEACH BLOGGING CLASS TOMORROW. YOU COME! PLEASE? WILL BE FUN!!! VUKA CO-OP 411 MONROE, 2/6 8PM. LOTS AND LOTS OF PICTURES OF LISA FRANK. HERE DETAILS: DETAILS!!! I MAKE COOKIES! AND UNICORNS!
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What You Can Learn From Writing A Shit Ton
I just completed a seven month-long writing project. Needless to say it fried my brain into that gross little brown turd-looking french fry that floats at the bottom of your basket. However, the challenge was healthy and I learned a lot. I feel as though I’ve really grown as a writer. Long-term writing projects are [...]
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