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 S.K. Waters, business consultant and author of THE DEAD WON’T TELL. — Who are you? I’m a small-business consultant, retired from corporate life, so I can spend the most time writing, reading, and with my 4.5 lb killer Maltese… What do you write? I absolutely love two genres: murder mysteries (can’t tell you how many times I’ve binged Midsomer Murders) and fantasy (skipped two days of classes at Rutgers…

This Week In Writing, we contemplate throwing out our leftovers and slimming down our digital presence. — Today is Throw Out Your Leftovers Day since theoretically any Thanksgiving leftovers should be thrown out by now. You don’t want to get sick eating spoiled food. I say theoretically because I’ve been known to eat leftovers for more than a week without issue. But, you do you. Anyway, the…

Today’s Write Now interview features Estani Frizzell, music producer and children’s book author of THE UNIQUE BEAK. — Who are you? Hi, my name is Estani Frizzell. I am a vocalist/music producer and now a children’s book author based out of Austin, TX. What do you write? I’ve been writing songs for as long as I can remember and have now completed my first children’s book. My writing, when writing music, has always gravitated towards…

We’ll be singing, “Bye-bye, Miss American Pie. Drove my Tesla to the office, but there was just one guy.” — Twitter died last Thursday night. Ok. It didn’t completely die, but by all accounts, Thursday night was a big turning point for the platform. Many of the few remaining employees were laid off, Elon Musk temporarily closed the offices, and the timeline was awash with eulogies for the platform.

This Week In Writing, we celebrate Thanksgiving and dive into the ever-improving AI-generated content. — A few weeks ago, Clive Thompson pondered how many Medium stories have been written by AI. It’s an intriguing question that I think about every time I review publication submissions that feel slightly… off. In my experiments with AI writing, there were tell-tale signs content was generated and not written…

Today’s Write Now interview features Acharya Shunya, author of ROAR LIKE A GODDESS and founder of The Awakened Self Foundation. — Who are you? My name is Acharya Shunya, and I am a spiritual teacher and author, originally from India, and now, for the last two decades, I have been residing in the Bay Area, California. To me, first and foremost, I am a truth-teller who facilitates authenticity, self-remembrance, and divine feminine pathways to…