My book contains years of advice and encouragement for writers. Publishing it was a whole new experience. Here’s what I learned. — I wrote a book! Over the last year, I’ve been working on a book for writers. I’m super excited to share that Write Now: How to Pursue Your Dream and Start Writing Today is available for purchase. While I don’t purport to be a self-publishing expert, I learned a lot…

Updated September 18, 2022 — I published my first Medium story (that’s what Medium calls articles or posts) on February 24, 2014. Over the nearly ten years since, I’ve learned a lot about the ins and outs of the platform while publishing hundreds of stories and amassing 50k(!) followers. Medium constantly evolves and expands features…

Today’s Write Now interview features Ed Newman, lifelong writer, columnist, and author of multiple books. — Who are you? Who am I? My name is Ed Newman. If we’re defined by what we do, I’m a husband, father, grandfather, lifelong writer, artist, poet, adman, and harmonica player, which covers quite a bit of the territory. The short answer is that I’m a writer who, since 1986, has lived in…

A new way to connect with writers, discuss your interests, and receive feedback on your creative endeavors. — I’ve been building communities for years. I’ve developed in-person groups, Facebook groups, Twitter communities, Slack channels, Discord servers — pretty much anything you can think of. Much of my community-building work through the years has focused on social media. The Wired-owned imprint, Backchannel, picked up my 2014 exploration of Snapchat…

Everything you need to know to connect, communicate, and collaborate with people on Discord — Are you new to using Discord, the chat and forum-based software that powers communities worldwide? You’re in the right place! I want to provide insight into how you can use Discord to the fullest without going overboard on features and settings. I’ve been using Discord for a few years and…

Today’s Write Now interview features Sylvia Day, long-time author of multiple novels, including SO CLOSE. — Who are you? I’m Sylvia Day, a fiction novelist based in Las Vegas, Nevada. What do you write? I started my career writing historical romance, but quickly branched off to write fantasy fiction, contemporary women’s fiction, and thriller/suspense fiction. I knew I wanted to be a writer from an early age and began to write in earnest…

This Week In Writing, we explore the internet’s move away from the attention economy and how writers can make the web more personal — I’m old enough to remember the internet’s first blogs. They were personal websites built with creativity and lots of really bad “under construction” gifs. …

Today’s Write Now interview features Erin Carrougher, sales manager, dog mom, and author of AUGLAND. — Who are you? Hello all, my name is Erin Carrougher. I am a field sales manager, author, self-proclaimed chef, and dog mom to a handsome boy named Griffen. I live in the greater Seattle area with my husband, Joe, and have been in the area most of my life. …