Writing When Others Don’t Support You
Writing is hard. (Like, really hard.) If others don't support you, it's even harder. Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash In this video, I talk about one writer's negative experience, emphasizing that it's more important to believe...
Portmanteau: When Smashing Words Together Sets Writers Free
If you know me really well, you know that I absolutely love bad TV. We're talking Xena tossing around a baby in the middle of a fight, classics like The Blob, and of course, Mechagodzilla...
Should You Cross-Post Your Content on Social Media?
I cross-post a lot of content as a writer. (You might have noticed.) But that doesn't mean everything is EXACTLY the same across my accounts. Gerd Altmann from Pixabay In this video, I explain that...
After Disclosure: When Writing Brings New Pain
In a previous video post, I acknowledged that not everything writers need to write about is rainbows and unicorns. Writing can be therapy in a real way, and it's a path by which we can...
I’m No Influencer, But I’m Proud of My Followers
I've never planned to be one of those people with millions of followers on social media. A MrBeast I am not. But in this video, I explain why I'm happy with the follower count I...
Success as a Writer Is Not a Number
In a previous post, I talked about whether being prolific offered any value for writers. Danielle Steele, who has hundreds of books, stands as the primary example of how a lot of content can work...
Why Brands Are Reevaluating Influencers
Writers and other creatives can benefit significantly from brand partnerships. But brands have tended to work only with social media influencers with big follower counts. It's a catch-22, because you can't grow without the brands...
How to Build a Content Calendar With Feedly, Trello, and Zapier
In a previous post, I recommended that writers integrate apps to improve their overall workflow. Setting this up is a highly individual process. What one writer finds to be *chef's kiss* might make another writer...
