I’m not trying to pimp the dream of creating content for a living. Is it as awesome as you think it is? Yes. But that doesn’t mean you should do it. Can you make a lot of money creating content? Um, hell yeah. But you probably won’t. Do you have what it takes to make […]
Writing techniques don’t make you a better writer. A bunch of writers preach writing techniques as if their secret formula will cause you to have massive writing success. Building a successful writing career involves a ton of variables. One of them is pure luck. Just the way life goes. But there are writing techniques that […]
Writing listicles makes you a hack. If you resort to them, you’re not a real writer. That’s what some writers say. They’ll look down on you for your lack of artistic integrity. You know what I think? Screw those people. I can write better than 90 percent of those pretentious snobs. I can teach you […]
If you want to learn how to write about yourself, you have to first understand that about 99 percent of the time, writing about yourself is done in a misguided way that will cause no one to want to read your work. Let me explain… I’ve talked with many an aspiring writer in my short […]
“How to write well.” That’s a bit of a loaded phrase, eh? Who’s to say what makes great writing? You have many different styles, genres, and voices. Do they have a common element? Can you learn how to write well regardless of how much natural talent you have? Is writing something anybody can do? All […]
Lots of people want to learn how to become a writer. And there’s a ton of information online that will show you the step-by-step methods to do it. This post is no different, except that it’s going to talk about a critical element that gets missed by pretty much all of the articles that talk […]
Most of the writing you see online is painfully boring. “5 Tips for Waking Up Early in the Morning.” Gee, thanks, really enlightening. I get it. It’s getting harder and harder to stand out these days. Listicles galore and no original thoughts, right? Everyone is writing the same exact shit and you’re afraid you’re just […]
There’s no exact method for writing articles that people want to read. You can write about a variety of topics successfully if you understand the patterns behind the type of articles people want to read. It sounds simple and obvious, but many new writers miss the point. If you want a lot of people to […]
For those of you who read my work a lot, I bet you think to yourself: “God damn, how does this dude keep writing as such an insane clip?” Do you want to wield these powers yourself? Do you want to stop feeling so damn stuck about what you should write next? Maybe you’re already […]
Let’s call a spade a spade — most writers are abject failures. Just god awfully poor results. It doesn’t have to be this way either. There are some people with no talent who are destined to fail, but that description doesn’t fit most writers and it probably doesn’t fit you. Still, odds are, you’re going […]
