Writing

Doubling down on quality has paid off! — Hi Better Humans, March has brought us so many amazing articles, it’s hard to pick just a few favorites! Before I share our March Masterpieces (“the best shots”) with you, I want to give you a glimpse behind the scenes:

In art poetry is most beautiful it scrapes the veneer and reveals the flaws of what it means to be human among artists the poet is a treacherous soothsayer a lying truthteller and a rumorous confidant always trust these oracles as they will lead you to the doom you most…

And you’ll never see a nickel of it. — I wish this headline was clickbait — it’s not. They aren’t technically “stealing” it in a legal definition to sell— but they’re not telling you they’re getting rich off our work (and paying us nothing). I doubt many of us would agree to that. Medium author Carmen Ballesteros posted a…

From a full-time writer who hasn’t published for 3 months. — If you ever felt like a failure because you didn’t manage to write consistently, I’m here to say you’re not alone. I write for a living. I’ve published nearly 600 articles only and have written over 800 newsletters. Yet, I recently took a 3-month writing break. It started because I…

The gold rush days are over, but she’s still reaping the benefits. — I know a lot of writers were surprised and started scratching their heads when Tony Stubblebine shared that it would be possible to get a book deal from writing on Medium. That’s why I want to give you an example: Back in the gold rush days of 2014, elle luna…

Time & Focus: A writer’s most important assets — “I want to write articles or maybe even a book but I don’t have time,” is something I’ve heard from countless people. So many professionals recognize that writing online can improve their careers. And this is also true for people who are not professional writers. If you want to establish…