Reading

A recent Gallup poll finds that American adults are reading fewer books each year: Americans say they read an average of 12.6 books during the past year, a smaller number than Gallup has measured in any prior survey dating back to 1990. U.S. adults are reading roughly two or three…

Let’s explore what you can do if you feel trapped in a jail cell. — The other day, I received an email from one of my fellow writing students. It’s been a year since we’ve worked together. “I am still actively publishing on Medium and enjoying it but I don’t get much traction. (…) Do you have any theories about why I might not get…

Read them as soon as possible — “It’s lonely at the top,” said Tim Ferriss. “99 percent of people in the world are convinced they are incapable of achieving great things, so they aim for the mediocre. The level of competition is thus fiercest for ‘realistic’ goals, paradoxically making them the most time and energy-consuming.” Reading is…

Remind yourself you do not need perfection to be deserving of love.” I read these words every day, yet my imperfections make me feel like a disappointment. It’s hard not to feel helpless and alone in this world when it seems like no one can understand the longing I feel…

Many are bemoaning the downward trend of Medium — I have done my share (maybe more than) of complaining about Medium and its algorithms. My reading stats have gone down steadily since last April. I have been writing on Medium for 15 months now. For the first 4 months, my reading stats (and thus my earnings) grew at a…

Add them to your reading list — “The best fantasy is written in the language of dreams,” says Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin. “It is alive as dreams are alive, more real than real … for a moment at least … that long magic moment before we wake.” I love when a book helps me…

Is a way to connect and engage with other writers. — The Engagement Club publishes a reading list every Sunday with stories you shared with the club. Want to participate in The Engagement Club? You decide which one of your published stories you would like to share with the community in return for reading all stories on the reading list. Send me the link to your participation story…

Cozy murder mysteries I can return to again and again — I want to share two lists with you. This is a list of some of the murder mystery books I can re-read over and over again. The other is a list of the television shows I can return to in the same way. …