Sep 24, 2020Member-onlyFinding Gold Nuggets in Your Old StoriesIf you’ve been writing for a while, it can be easy to dismiss your older stories as terrible and abandon them forever. After all, they were written when you were still inexperienced and your skills weren’t nearly as good as they are now. Why should you bother yourself with them…Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Jan 10, 2020Member-onlyTop Seven Signs it’s Time to Jump Ship From a Freelance Writing ClientI’ve been freelancing for a number of years now, and have worked for my fair share of shady clients. When I was still young and inexperienced, I didn’t know any better than to stick with these clients and I ended up overly stressed and underpaid. …Freelancing4 min readFreelancing4 min read
Feb 21, 2019Member-onlySo…Why Do Neckbeards Wear Fedoras?Comedian Russel Brand on his show Ponderland once talked about the type of people who adopt some signature weird hat or graphic t-shirt in place of having an actual personality. I’m always reminded of this whenever I see or hear about a neckbeard. What is a neckbeard? Neckbeards have been…Fashion4 min readFashion4 min read
Jan 10, 2019Member-onlyThe Lies of the Bossbabes — How MLMs are Holding Back FeminismMLMs, or multi-level marketing, was always something I was vaguely aware of yet didn’t think much about. Growing up in the UK, I knew a few people who sold Avon cosmetics, but they were mostly students simply trying to earn a little extra pocket money. …Entrepreneurship6 min readEntrepreneurship6 min read
Dec 5, 2018Member-onlyTop Five Excuses Bad Writers Make for Their Terrible WritingThe world is full of bad writers. While most of them lurk in obscurity where they belong, some of them actually get their work published to less than staller acclaim. Many of them will take on board criticism to try and improve their craft, which is how bad writers become…Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Dec 4, 2018Member-onlyTop Five Things to Cut From Your Next DraftI’ve been reviewing books for several years now and in that time, I have noticed several trends which left me no choice but to give the book a negative review despite its positive qualities. …Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Dec 3, 2018Member-onlyDoes Professional Writing Make You Less Creative?There is a prevailing belief that if you do something professionally or for a full time job, it will completely ruin it for you and you will no longer enjoy it. Many people want to make money from writing for a variety of reasons, but are disappointed when they find…Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Dec 2, 2018Member-onlyTop Five Unexpected Ways That Writing Helps Your LifeIf anybody ever tries to tell you that writing, whether as a hobby or as a career, is worthless or a waste of time, you are allowed to slap them because they are wrong. Ok, you probably shouldn’t really slap them, even if they deserve it. Writing means different things…Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Nov 30, 2018Member-onlyDo Writers Have to Pay Their Dues?I recently lost my job as a copy writer after the website I worked for decided they no longer needed content in my niche, so I’m currently stuck in the tearfully endless grind of finding a new job. …Freelancing7 min readFreelancing7 min read
Nov 26, 2018Member-onlyWhat to do When the Writing Fears Set inThe one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can. — Neil Gaiman. I think it must happen to all writers sometimes, regardless of…Writing6 min readWriting6 min read
