I Make Things
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Scribtotum is My Blog
I strive to share my experiences as an independent creator with the perspective of a veteran beginner. Whenever I can teach or share, I write a blog post.
The Necessity of Solitude In Your Creative Writing Life
Solitude is an important part of building a healthy, balanced creative writing life. Find out why you must take alone time despite how hard it can be, and read how I learned that lesson.
read moreWhy You Need a Mailing List
Writers and other creators need a mailing list to build a dedicated community of friends and fans. Let me tell you why, compare two of my favorite mailing list service providers, and reveal the one I use… and share how you can use your own mailing list.
read moreReset
It’s the all-new, all-different Matthew Wayne Selznick… or at least in terms of my creative endeavors and the direction and purpose of this site. I’ve got a new creative mission. Find out why.
read moreGratitude Will Make You A Better Writer
Find out how an active, deliberate, public practice of gratitude and hope will make you a better writer and creator.
read moreDeclare for Bold
Why being bold is the most vulnerable, effective, and powerful practice for writers to find their truth.
read moreWriters, Stop Not Starting! Understanding and Beating Procrastination
Writers! Let’s figure out the roots of procrastination and work together to overcome it and finally stop not starting our best creative work.
read moreGet To Know Your Worst Self
Challenge yourself and get to know your worst self so you can write well-rounded antagonists and other characters in your fiction.
read moreyWriter: A Free Alternative To Scrivener
Scrivener is a popular novel and short story writing tool that can cost $40 or more. Save your money and read how you can use yWriter for free.
read moreWriters: Find the Courage To Be Irreplaceable
Between the expectations of genre and bland uniformity, there’s a lot of room to be irreplaceable if you have the courage to both listen to, and use, your own vision.
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Sonitotum is My Podcast
When I want to talk about making things, finding success however we each define it, and staying healthy and sane in the process, I record an episode.
Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick Episode 007: The (Almost) Lost Episode, or, A Crisis of Confidence
This seventh episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick was nearly lost to a crisis of confidence… but sharing the overcoming of obstacles like that is exactly what this podcast is all about. So here it is!
read moreSonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick Episode 006: Your Creative Family
Episode six of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick gives me the opportunity to introduce one of my favorite creative concepts: the creative family. Be sure to listen to understand what I mean (it’s probably not what you think). Also, an announcement about a future feature on the show!
read moreSonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick Episode 005: Become a Better Writer Faster
In the fifth episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, I describes the “one weird trick” I wish I’d known years ago to become the best fiction writer and storyteller — and even human being — possible. Listen to discover why empathy is so important!
read moreSonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick Episode 004: The Wringer
In the fourth episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, I relate a recent experience that shows how our own subconscious will call us out when we act inauthentically, putting us through the emotional wringer of anxiety and depression.
read moreSonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick Episode 003: Avoid Toxicity
In the third episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, Matt uses very personal examples from his own past to show why it’s so important to avoid toxic behavior — both in ourselves and in those we associate with — in order to cultivate a healthy creative life.
read moreSonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick Episode 002: State of the Start
In the second episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, Matt shares his current state in terms of finances, creativity, productivity, and emotional and mental health in the spirit of transparency and honoring the mission of the podcast: helping you lead a healthy, successful creative writing life.
read morePresenting Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick Episode 001
Presenting the first episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, a podcast for finding success and building a healthy creative writing life. In this first episode, Matt introduces the show and tells us what to expect.
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