Punctuation Tips

How to properly use dashes, hyphens, parentheses, quote marks (double and single)…

33 Unusual Tips to Being a Better Writer

Back in college, Sanket and I would hang out in bars and try to talk to women but I was horrible at it. Nobody would talk to me for more than thirty seconds and every woman would laugh at all his jokes for what seemed like hours. Even decades later I think…

Cut the bullshit and make time to write

At the top of the list of bullshit that writers tell themselves (along with ‘my main…

Why you should write.

When I was a kid, my grandfather (a charming old Jew of a man) would give handwritten notes to just about everyone he…

Write under the influence

A sober writer is a pretentious writer

The Lost Discipline of Practice

It’s easy to look at successful people and say “I wish I had _____”. Take Will Smith. Super successful, dedicated to his art. A household name that is synonymous with humor, fun and usually a good film. (I said usually)

Grammar Police Brutality 

An open letter to the the Grammar Police