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Nicole Dieker
How It Started/How It's Going
This one's about piano. (And love.)
Jan 20
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Where I got published this week
Plus a bit of Stravinsky.
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What happened when I applied metrics to my piano practice
A five-part essay about the process of learning.
Jan 27
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How to make money on Substack
You get paid when you create value for someone else.
Jan 24
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What I Think About, When I Read the First Chapter of My (Draft) Mystery Novel
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How do you break out of the content mills?
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And a few thoughts on the 1969 edition of Little Women, illustrated by Tasha Tudor.
Jan 21
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On the work involved in allocating money
A very brief financial advice post.
Jan 18
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Do editors get tired of hearing from freelancers?
If you save an editor time, they won’t get tired of seeing your name in their inbox.
Jan 17
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Where I got published this week
And an update on what's coming next...
Jan 14
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Where I got published this week
Also, a twenty-six-year-old sweater.
Jan 7
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How do you break out of the content mills?
It all comes down to time vs. money.
Jan 6
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P(C) vs. NP(C)
A discussion of priorities.
Jan 5
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In Which I Offer Advice
Or "in which I offer to offer advice"
Jan 4
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What I Think About, When I Read the First Chapter of My (Draft) Mystery Novel
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Showing My Work
How to go from "good enough" to "excellent."
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Books
The Biographies of Ordinary People: Volume 1: 1989–2000
A Millennial-era Little Women that follows three sisters from 1989 to the present.
The Biographies of Ordinary People: Volume 2: 2004–2016
The Gruber sisters grow up, navigating jobs, friendships, and relationships in a constantly changing world.
Frugal and the Beast and Other Financial Fairy Tales
Fairy tales have always been about two things: family and money.
Upcoming classes
Quantifying Practice
January 2022, Gathering 4 Gardner (online)
How to Pitch
February 2022, Texas Tech (students-only)
Personal Finance for Writers
March 2022, Hugo House (online)
Recent freelance articles
Is no credit better than bad credit?
Bankrate
Fitting self-care into your life and finances
CreditCards.com
NFTs and credit cards: What you need to know
CreditCards.com
Final expense insurance vs. life insurance
Haven Life
Writing my first last will
Trust & Will
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