Because every writer needs an email list, and Substack is doing great things — I want to challenge you to grow your email list. Like, really grow it. Don’t be so passive. I want to encourage you to put your email list out there everywhere you are at in your life. Here are a few places: Medium posts LinkedIn posts Social Media profiles and…

March 12, 2023 — I love the Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live. Over the years, I have laughed so hard at all the different people who’ve been on the show. And while I know they are mostly poking fun at anything and everything, it inspired me to start a little Weekend Update of…

Why complicate things when this might be your first go at it? — If I could go back and do it all over again, I would write my first book for free. That’s right, I would do it all myself and do it for free. Why? Because it lost money to begin with after paying for the editor and cover designer. It took…

A free gift for any Medium Writer who wants to write a book — I wrote the entire first draft of my first three books write here on Medium. That’s right, I wrote different sections of the books right here. For example, my book Productivity Success was written over the period of three months on this platform. Then, I turned into a manuscript, edited…

3 Ways to Choose the Best Topic for You and Your Reader — The topic of your book is more important to you than it is for your reader. Most likely, there are readers who will read about whatever topic you write about. However, for you, it is important because you need to have the drive to write about that topic and promote…

I asked Chat GPT a few questions, here are the answers — I am very intrigued by Chat GPT. There, I said it. I am interested in it and am not afraid to play around with the technology. Yes, I am afraid it could become sentient and try to kill off humanity because of our imperfect tendencies, like every science-fiction book, TV…

30 days ago, I signed up for Dickie Bush & Nicolas Cole’s cohort-based course, Ship 30 for 30. In that time, I wrote & published 27 Atomic Essays, learned the fundamentals of Digital Writing, made friends, and gained some clarity on what my niche might be. …

5 Ways I Make Money to Fund My Self-Published Books — If you need to spend money to make money, here’s how to make money to spend. I recently shared how I wrote and published a book on the weekend. That book was done with minimal cost and could have quickly been done for free. However, I pay for essential services…