Writing

Have you read them? —

This is a short post about the toll editing academic volumes take on editors, and also the systemic lack of support and consideration for this type of publications in the Humanities (especially Classics + History, which I know best). Whoever works in the Humanities is aware that an edited volume…

Online feedback is pointless. I have a YouTube channel that sells merch. A sticker. It costs $5. There are only two comments I ever receive. The first are people complaining. “Oh, another greedy YouTuber selling something. What happened to pure entertainment? To artistic integrity?” The other comment? Endless questions crammed…

I reject most articles without even reading the first word — A good card player doesn’t care what happens after she has decided to fold. I learned this playing Texas Hold ’em with my friends. Once you’re out of the hand, it doesn’t matter what the next card is. A good player doesn’t care. The desire to see the next card…

Have you read them? —

It wasn’t the Crypto comments, the Get Rich Quick scams, or impersonation attacks, that made me angry. — When Adrienne Gibs, Director, Creator Growth @ Medium, shared in What We’re Reading a selection of stories, she also pointed out how important the comments section is. I couldn’t agree more. As always I checked the comments to see what other Medium members are thinking about Medium’s latest selection of…

These little shifts can help you make bank — Most writers are a handful of tiny little tweaks to their writing process that could 10x their income. Making money writing is dead simple. It’s not easy, but it’s simple. You only have to do a few things right and stop doing a few things wrong. Don’t Practice Blindly If you want to…

Dancing Elephants Press Prompt 36/52 — Cherish the joyful moments in life. Keep them close to your heart. 🌸🌸I have been spending a lot of time in nature and find flowers very inspiring. They are delicate, sometimes they last just for a very short period of time and they are amazingly beautiful. I am thinking of…

I have a love-and-hate relationship with NewsBreak. It’s not my first rodeo. Two years ago, I joined the mainly local news-based writing platform to see what the fuzz was all about. I heard stories about people making good money there, I even wrote about Matt who made a staggering 17K…