Archive for July 2025
The Best “Extra” Thing to Study as a Writer
If you get to know me a little, you quickly learn that most of my free time (if I have five minutes) is spent within psychology. This is both informal (e.g., YouTube videos from licensed providers, online conferences) and formal (regular therapy), but it’s not optional — I’m actively recovering from and in the process…
Read MoreWhy Creating a Simple Spreadsheet Helps With Platform Building
Especially now, success as a writer unfortunately isn’t about the quality of your work — it’s about being able to prove to a publisher that they’ll get sales and a good ROI. That’s why there’s such an emphasis on platform building, including social media. The more people you’re connected with, the more they see you…
Read MoreWhy Collaboration Can Be Dangerous for Writers (and How to Do It Well)
People traditionally see writing as a “lonely” art where we put words to the page by ourselves in a corner somewhere, but many authors work together all the time — we use collaboration just like most professionals do. Many staff writers collaborate every day, particularly in news journalism. But for us, collaboration isn’t just about…
Read MoreWho You Are and How You Write
Who are you? It’s the kind of question you’d expect more at a therapy appointment than a writer’s conference or webinar. But your sense of self invariably connects to what and how you express on the page. Sometimes, that means using writing directly as a coping tool. But sometimes it flavors other elements, like the…
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