Updated August 11, 2021
Welcome to Medium! It’s is a pretty excellent place Ev and the Medium Staff built. This story (that’s what Medium calls everything published on their platform) will help you get started. Medium provides not only great stories but also great ways for readers to interact with authors. …
Instead of looking at other writers as competitors fighting each other for work, we should start to see each other as colleagues.
Author Chuck Wendig recently tweeted a call for kindness among other writers. His statement, while overly simplistic, is worth amplifying and repeating over and over again.
Writing is often a solitary experience. Aside from my online groups and client calls, I spend most of my day with my four-legged coworker…
Writing opens doors to explore and understand other cultures. Sumbul Ali-Karamali wrote Demystifying Shariah to introduce Islam to Americans.
Reading is a way we can connect with cultures other than our own, where we can learn and experience life from different points of view. Sumbul Ali-Karamali introduces Americans to life as a Muslim to further understanding and inclusion. I love this reason for writing and am excited about today’s…
This Week In Writing, we explore collaboration among the community and ask for your opinion.
Last night our final Community Cohort of 2021 came to an end. Our cohorts put people together to help each other edit and grow as writers. It’s a lot of fun watching people go from strangers to collaborators after only a few short weeks.
We firmly believe that writers thrive…
When entertaining potential clients found through LinkedIn, freelance writers must ensure they don’t become the victim of scams.
Last week a potential client messaged me on LinkedIn. I set LinkedIn to advertise my writing services, so message requests and recommendations for opportunities occasionally flow into my box. The message the other week was a suggestion to apply for a freelance writing gig advertised on LinkedIn. …
Actress and author Emilia Ares believes storytelling is an inherent part of the human experience. Learn more in her Write Now interview.
One of the ways Emilia Ares works through writer’s block is by acting out the scene she’s writing. While this advice is fantastic for all writers, Emilia might have a leg up on most of us. She’s a professional actress who understands that storytelling is an inherent part of the…
This Week in Writing we spotlight several up-and-coming authors whose names we’re sure you’ll see again
Hi, this is Bobby Powers, author of the ProTips writing series. When I began writing a few years ago, my ignorance pushed me to seek out the work of experts who had gone before — authors who held the map to the scary territory I was beginning to explore.
Facebook is not the solution to small business marketing. Take ownership of your content and invest in a dedicated website.
Earlier this week, Facebook and Instagram were offline for the majority of the day. While Twitter was full of conspiracy theories and memes, the unplanned downtime was devastating for freelancers and small businesses across the country. Far too many companies rely on Facebook and Instagram as their business’s sole online…
An author, newspaper columnist, prolific traveler, and former jail manager shares about writing
Laura L. Valenti wrote her first book by hand before transcribing it on a typewriter. While today that sounds wild (and painful), it was the norm for quite some time. There is something to be said for the sound a typewriter makes when striking the page. It really makes you…
This Week in Writing we look forward to Succession season three and celebrate the unlovable, but captivating, villain.
We’re rolling into October, which means the weather is about to cool down here in Florida. It also means the long-awaited third season of Succession is almost here! If you’re not familiar, Succession is the story of a family-owned multi-national media empire. Each of the characters is a pretty awful…
