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Um, So, I Got a Job…

Um, So, I Got a Job…

Posted on 15. Nov, 2010 by Writer.

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This past September was a very exciting month for me. It was the first month I made enough to pay my bills and eat SOLELY from writing. I was pretty proud since it had only been a year since I quit my job to pursue this so called writing life and I honestly thought it [...]

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Moab, Arches, & Canyonlands iPhone App Released

Moab, Arches, & Canyonlands iPhone App Released

Posted on 30. Sep, 2010 by Writer.

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The Moab, Arches & Canyonlands iPhone App I’ve been working on all summer was finally released on iTunes yesterday. Now that I am looking back, it was actually a pretty fun project. I learned a bit more about the history of the area and explored some areas I wouldn’t have otherwise. In the Moab, Arches [...]

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How Do You Become a Better Writer?

How Do You Become a Better Writer?

Posted on 28. Sep, 2010 by Writer.

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I am not here to tell you how to become a better writer; I am really just soliciting advice.  I don’t know how to use commas, I have a tendency to write in the passive voice, and I am not sure if I should have used a semi-colon in the first sentence or if I [...]

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HoopTrekTravel – New Travel Blog Launched

HoopTrekTravel – New Travel Blog Launched

Posted on 02. Aug, 2010 by Writer.

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I have been working on launching a new travel blog – HoopTrekTravel – and it has finally gone live!  I wanted a place where I could focus solely on ADVENTURE and TRAVEL and HoopTrekTravel is it. I will keep updating Dirtbag Writer with posts on writing and whatever else I feel like talking about so [...]

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Back At It!

Back At It!

Posted on 05. Jul, 2010 by Writer.

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I can’t believe it has been just over 10 months since I quit the full-time job to pursue this crazy so-called writing life.  What I can’t believe more than that is that I am almost making it. Almost is the keyword there though.  I am really hoping to not have to get another part time [...]

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Planning, Writing, and Ranting

Planning, Writing, and Ranting

Posted on 04. May, 2010 by Writer.

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Truth be told, I am not a planner.   I am like the anti-planner.  I plan to not plan but then think that I am planning so I scrap the plan and go with no plan.  You follow? Well a few days ago I committed to creating an iPhone guide for a few of Utah’s lovely [...]

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Happy Changes and Stuff

Happy Changes and Stuff

Posted on 27. Apr, 2010 by Writer.

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For any of you following DirtbagWriter I have obviously abandoned my publication schedule during this last week and have well… decided to abandon it completely.  My gears have been churning and many new opportunities have risen from the dust so I’ve decided to make some big changes here. Have you ever felt like starting over?  [...]

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Dirtbag Motels, Roaches, and Other Gnarly Stuff

Dirtbag Motels, Roaches, and Other Gnarly Stuff

Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by Writer.

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I was extremely weary after a long day of driving and sightseeing in the desert and found myself in Tonopah, Nevada – still six-hours away from my home in Salt Lake City.  I found a parking spot in town to crash in back of Roo.  It was only 7pm, but I was wiped.  I tried [...]

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Why I Love the West: Deserts (and Giveaway!)

Why I Love the West: Deserts (and Giveaway!)

Posted on 12. Apr, 2010 by Writer.

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I was listening to this podcast the other day while road tripping through the desert and found myself both saddened and furious.  In Stuff You Should Know’s Will the moon save humanity?, Josh and Chuck are pondering the end of the world and discussing projects that may save humanity. In the intro they discuss projects [...]

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