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The Pain of Invisible Illness

3 Dicembre 2018

· by Alexelli 3.241 Comments

by Alexelli

When people don’t believe you’re sick.

A Headache

On a recent Saturday morning, I rolled out of bed with a headache. When it didn’t dissipate after a coffee, I started to feel nauseated and dizzy, and then the pain worsened. I realized was experiencing a migraine.
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I Messed Up All of My Ads

3 Dicembre 2018

· by Alexelli 4.795 Comments

by Alexelli

Down the rabbit hole of targeted marketing

A Fascinating Article

Years ago, I read a fascinating article in Forbes about Target’s advertising strategies. Target could analyze a customer’s purchases — say, multivitamins and unscented lotion — and predict if that particular shopper was pregnant.
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25 Steps to Crafting the Perfect Medium Story

3 Dicembre 2018

· by Alexelli 8.711 Comments

by Alexelli

A countdown, so it seems more dramatic.

Hard Work

Writing the perfect Medium article doesn’t just happen. It takes hard work, luck, and a lot of trial and error.
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My Best Stories of 2018

3 Dicembre 2018

· by Alexelli 3.264 Comments

by Alexelli

As chosen by me.

What I Was Typing in 2018

Full disclosure: I stole the idea for this piece from Kyrie Gray. (You can read her list here.)
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I’ve Always Wanted to Be a Writer

3 Dicembre 2018

· by Alexelli 3.029 Comments

by Alexelli

I just got a little sidetracked

A Writer

If you asked me what I wanted to be when I was a kid, I’d have said a writer. I’m not sure where the idea came from, but as soon as I had a pencil in my hand, I was writing.
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