Archive for September 2022
5 Genius Ways to Pace Yourself as a Writer
It’s critical that you pace yourself as a writer. Doing so helps you meet deadlines, look professional and crank out a maximum number of projects that can produce income in a healthy way without burning out. But how exactly are you supposed to do it? 1. Word count This is probably the most common pacing…
Read MoreWhy “Be Patient” Is Crappy Advice for Writers
One of the quirks of being a writer is that you often have to wait weeks or even months to get a response back from editors or their assistants. This isn’t all their fault. Many of them are swamped with hundreds or even thousands of submissions a month, and they have other responsibilities other than…
Read MorePay-to-Read Websites Stink. Here’s Why
I bet you’ve done it–click on a link to a site like The New York Times or Medium, only to have it tell you in a classic pay-to-read setup that you need to buy a subscription to keep reading, or that you’re out of free articles for the month. Lamest. Move. Ever. Let’s talk about inequality, shall we?…
Read MoreHow Writing Can Heal and Change You
Most writers say that writing helps them manage anxiety, practice gratitude or thankfulness, and express themselves in a way they otherwise wouldn’t be able or know how to do. But in an article for Psyche, Uddipana Goswami explores that writing goes well beyond this foundational self-expression. It genuinely can help you heal and move forward. Not therapy, but…
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