A Nitpick of Medium

An interesting phenomenon I’ve observed. Originally meant as a place for gamers to group chat, Discord was released in 2015 and has since expanded as a simple text and voice chatting application for everybody. …

You’ll be surprised what a few exercises can do for your writing. I am currently writing a book. This will be my first book, and while I’m a little nervous about the process, I’m confident that my writing abilities will see me through. However, I did not always possess this…

(Or maybe that’s just me motivating myself. Who knows?) Life is full of contradictions. I, for example, don’t believe in tarot cards. But I own a tarot deck. I also am also writing this article. Maybe I’m just in denial. Anyways, onto how this all got started. Two years ago…

And why people should get over themselves. There are two types of extremes when it comes to AI-powered editing programs like Grammarly or ProWritingAid. The first extreme is to swear by them to their death. The second would rather gouge their eyes out than use one. …

Or, there are some things seriously wrong with Twitter-run online literary magazines. Online literary magazines mainly advertised on or through Twitter — or Twit Mags, as I like to call them — is not a terribly recent phenomenon, but it has increased in popularity because of the pandemic. In fact…

It can cost you twice as much. So I’ve talked about this before. I’m a writer, I want to be an author, and I’m part of several online writing communities — and sometimes? Sometimes those online writing communities are bonkers. Now, you’ve probably heard this advice: if you want to…

Or, how surprise genre twists don’t work as well as you think it does. I’m a writer who wants to be an author. I’m part of an online writing group filled with similar writers wanting to be authors, coming in and out like a revolving door. Every now and then…

Better check those journals twice. The pandemic took a lot from us. Fresh air, time with our loved ones, the wool from our eyes — but it also gave us new things. Namely, newly run literary journals. If you, like me, hang out in the Twitter writer community, then chances…