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The Key to Writing an Amazing Hero’s Journey Story
If you've read any good fiction -- or even watched some awesome movies -- you've likely encountered the traditional hero's journey as outlined by Joseph Campbell. In this journey, a protagonist moves through three key...

Post a Lot of Content? It Might Not Matter
Practically forever, there have been writers who strongly advocate for posting something new online every day, whether the content is on social media, their author site, or a platform like Medium. You can find a...

Why Writers Should Ignore (Most) Social Media Best Practices
Although social media is here to stay, there's little question that the face of social media is changing. Centralized, independent platforms (e.g., Facebook, X, Pinterest) long have been the standard. But now, some experts are...

23 Ways to Define Success as a Writer That Aren’t Being on a Bestseller List
In a recent post on LinkedIn, Jeevan Sivasubramaniam, Managing Director, Editorial at Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., highlighted the recent decision by The Wall Street Journal to do away with their bestseller list. Sivasubramaniam explained why he...

The Value of Writing to Be, Not Do
As a business writer, most of the articles I produce have one rule: Give the reader one or more action points. The idea is to let them feel as though your advice is both accessible...

4 Myths That Deserve to Die About Writers
Some elements of the writing profession never change. The books or other pieces of content we write are always our babies. Tears are shed over lost files. Rejection letters hurt even when they're nice. These...

The Reality of Writers Who Have Bills to Pay
This week, as a high punctuation on the trend of colleagues and loved ones losing jobs, I found out that my husband's company is going to lay him off. It's not because of any fault...

Why More Technology Doesn’t Always Help Writers
Name something that technology hasn’t touched. Go ahead. I’ll wait. Even fishbowls can have automatic, computer-based feeders and cleaning systems these days. Writers, too, are flooded with all kinds of technologies that are supposed to...

Why Every Serious Writer Should Hate (Most) AI Services
I saw another one today. An advertisement, geared toward writers, for AI-based content generation. There was a time when I hated these services just because they were so astoundingly bad. Flow and grammar were awful....
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