Ellen Frances

Joined March 2021

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Daily five-minute reads about writing — discipline, doubt, and the reality of taking the work seriously without burning out. https://linktr.ee/ellenfranceswrites

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Rejection Isn’t A Rite Of Passage For Writers, Describes This Failed Pen-pusher
Everyone will tell you that writing rejection is perfectly normal. Expected, if you will. All part and parcel of being a writer.
By Ellen Frances3 years ago in Writers
Your Reaction To Harry’s Book, Spare, Speaks Volumes About Your Relationship Issues
Everyone has a reaction to ‘Spare.’ Every person alive, who knows of the British Royal Family, has an opinion about the fact one of the senior royals is dishing everything.
By Ellen Frances3 years ago in BookClub
The Humbling Of The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert
Three challenged members of homophobic Sydney society embark on a physical and metaphorical journey across the Australian desert.
By Ellen Frances3 years ago in Critique
Not Quite In Love: A Playlist
From the Bottom of My Broken Heart "It is over," he declared. Not a warble in his voice, mind you. I hung up without a sound leaving my lips. I didn't have the perfect lyrics yet.
By Ellen Frances3 years ago in Beat
You Don't Post About Your Relationship Online? Yep, You're Ashamed
I'm going to admit to something most people like to pretend they don't do. I went cyberstalking an ex-friend. Not a lover, a friend. A female friend.
By Ellen Frances3 years ago in Humans
If You Want To Be An Unstoppable Selling Machine, Embrace Negative Reviews
Whether you know it or not, the world has conditioned us to object to anything negative. Negative people. Negative experiences. Negative associations.
By Ellen Frances3 years ago in Journal
Become Obsessed With Relationship Rules. But *Not* These Ones.
My husband often warns me about spending too much time on Twitter. I usually agree with him, often with zero intention of taking his advice in perpetuity. But after seeing this thread, I believe I'm starting to see where he is coming from.
By Ellen Frances3 years ago in Humans
Five Uncomfortable Realities You Must Accept Before Working The Short Week Dream
People like you and me are in a bit of a crisis. Most people think those who work on their own (freelancers, solopreneurs, influencers) work less than the average person.
By Ellen Frances3 years ago in Journal
The *Logical* (And Aging) Fears To Ditch If You Want Your Dream Business
I'm thirty-five years old and starting again. Wow, that was hard to say. I don't love admitting my age online unless it comes with candles and denial-purchased champagne. Sometimes getting older and wiser doesn't feel so glamorous.
By Ellen Frances3 years ago in Journal
Competing With Your Partner? No, That's More Like Sibling Rivalry Than Lovers
Do you know when you can't unsee behaviours between two people you know? Yeah, I'm having that moment. And it's not sitting right with me the situation unfolding.
By Ellen Frances3 years ago in Humans
How To Become A Badass Negotiator With Customers Who Try To Haggle
Some time ago I quit. I quit my customer-facing work as a website design and writing freelancer. The deciding factor? The part of the process that broke me?
By Ellen Frances3 years ago in Journal
Why We Avoid The *Simplest* Part Of Our Business And Justify Our Madness
I'm not someone who likes telling other budding solopreneurs the key to success is passion. Or that it's motivation. Or even consistency.
By Ellen Frances3 years ago in Journal

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Rejection Isn’t A Rite Of Passage For Writers, Describes This Failed Pen-pusher

Your Reaction To Harry’s Book, Spare, Speaks Volumes About Your Relationship Issues

The Humbling Of The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert

Not Quite In Love: A Playlist

You Don't Post About Your Relationship Online? Yep, You're Ashamed

If You Want To Be An Unstoppable Selling Machine, Embrace Negative Reviews

Become Obsessed With Relationship Rules. But Not These Ones.

Five Uncomfortable Realities You Must Accept Before Working The Short Week Dream

The Logical (And Aging) Fears To Ditch If You Want Your Dream Business

Competing With Your Partner? No, That's More Like Sibling Rivalry Than Lovers

How To Become A Badass Negotiator With Customers Who Try To Haggle

Why We Avoid The Simplest Part Of Our Business And Justify Our Madness

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Rejection Isn’t A Rite Of Passage For Writers, Describes This Failed Pen-pusher

Your Reaction To Harry’s Book, Spare, Speaks Volumes About Your Relationship Issues

The Humbling Of The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert

Not Quite In Love: A Playlist

You Don't Post About Your Relationship Online? Yep, You're Ashamed

If You Want To Be An Unstoppable Selling Machine, Embrace Negative Reviews

Become Obsessed With Relationship Rules. But *Not* These Ones.

Five Uncomfortable Realities You Must Accept Before Working The Short Week Dream

The *Logical* (And Aging) Fears To Ditch If You Want Your Dream Business

Competing With Your Partner? No, That's More Like Sibling Rivalry Than Lovers

How To Become A Badass Negotiator With Customers Who Try To Haggle

Why We Avoid The *Simplest* Part Of Our Business And Justify Our Madness

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Become Obsessed With Relationship Rules. But Not These Ones.

The Logical (And Aging) Fears To Ditch If You Want Your Dream Business

Why We Avoid The Simplest Part Of Our Business And Justify Our Madness