Benjamin McEvoy

Essays on writing, reading, and life

6 Ways To Become More Well Read In 2017

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Reading. It’s the latest thing, you know. Everybody’s doing it. Well, except for squares. You don’t wanna be a square, do ya? Come on. It’s easy. I’ll get you started. Take this book and see what you think. Don’t worry. The first one’s free. You’ll be back… They always come back… Mwa-ha-ha-HAA! Okay… That cheesy […]

10 Great Websites For Beginner Writers

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Most websites are completely useless for writers. We all love videos of cats and cucumbers and babies eating sour lemons but they aren’t going to do much for our craft. If you want to get started as a writer, instead of trying to find inspiration in your Facebook news feed or your Silk Road wish […]

Read A Book In Serial Form: The Turn of the Screw (Love Reading Book Challenge)

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Step inside my time machine. It’s a DeLorean DMC-12 with a hot tub in the backseat and a dead Morlock in the trunk. It’s 2017 right now. We’ve just finished binge-watching House of Cards, Breaking Bad, and Narcos. We hardly know what’s real anymore. Our clothes are filthy, we stink, and, apart from ransacking twelve bags of Cheetos […]

Love Reading Book Challenge 2017

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You love reading. You love challenges. And you want to make 2017 your best year yet. That’s why I’ve put together the Love Reading Book Challenge 2017. It’s a challenge I assigned myself that will result in exploring more diverse book worlds and falling in love with new stories, genres, and authors. I put together […]

Love Reading Book Challenge 2017 Recommended Reading

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So you’ve decided to make 2017 the best reading year of your life by taking the Love Reading Book Challenge 2017. Good for you! We’re gonna have a blast. But what books should you read for each category? To get some ideas flowing, I’ve put ~8 book suggestions for each category on the Love Reading Book […]

Stop Writing Shitty Freelance Proposals (Do This Instead)

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Having trouble getting freelance work? Frustrated that your target clients are rejecting or not even reading your freelance proposals? You send out proposal after proposal and you are constantly getting knocked back. What gives? It’s just not fair! Why are clients so rude?  Well maybe it’s not the clients’ fault. If your freelance proposals look […]

5 Things I Learned From Writing Academic Essays For Money

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I spent ~4 years after university writing academic essays for money. It turns out that – surprise, surprise – if you spend 3 years of your life reading books, sitting in tutorials and lectures, and writing 3-4 essays a week, you’re pretty well suited to then write essays for money after you graduate. I’ve been […]

Werner Herzog Filmmaking Masterclass Review (Week 3)

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This Werner Herzog Teaches Directing MasterClass review contains affiliate links, which means that, at zero cost to you, I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking one of my links. It took a little time to get around to week 3 of Werner Herzog’s Filmmaking Masterclass (what with the homework and general life stuff) but I finally […]

Whip Yourself Up Into A Fury (Werner Herzog Writing Advice)

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Some writers can glide right into their story world at a moment’s notice. No warm up. No worrying about pulling a muscle. No “opening myself up to the Muse” bullshit. Just straight in there like a thief in the night. But other writers (probably 95% of us) need a pre-game ritual. Much the same way […]