At Medium, content really is king. You may have a huge platform or be “well-connected,” but those things only get you so far at Medium. Only the best content consisten...
Writing
093: Stop Chasing Your Dream (the Wrong Way) [Podcast]
Every creative who leaves a day job to pursue their craft professionally is blindsided by a plague of time. No one ever sees it coming and no one ever warns you about ...
Break Free From Busyness and Do the Work You Were Meant For
Setting a goal and reaching it is not a walk in the park. With a full-time job and five sons my life is crazy all the time, and crazy busy a lot of the time. My house ...
The Gift of Criticism: Why Writers Should Read Reviews
The other day I was trolling through Amazon, looking for an excuse to quit writing and become a janitor. In other words, I was reading book reviews. Yes, it’s a terrib...
Want to Get Paid for Your Passion? Do This First
Every week, someone emails me asking how they can become a full-time writer, start an online business, or work for themselves in some capacity. It is, I think, the dre...
089: How to Find the Story You Were Meant to Write: Interview with Robert Kurson [Podcast]
Books allow us to escape the confines of reality and explore the realms of imagination. Between the pages of a book, anything is possible, anything can happen. But som...