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No, You Will Never Write That Book
If there’s anything a writer hates to hear, it’s this: “Oh, you’re a writer? I have a great idea for a book!” Nobody means any harm about this, of course. But the implication is clear — anybody can write anything if they try hard enough. After …
How to Make Money Writing
If you're anything like me, someone once told you something like this: "You never make any money writing." This comment, though well-meaning, often damns the dreams of Ernest Hemmingways and John Greens to be. It's the "any money" which …
4 Ways I Improved My Life as the World’s Most Average Person
Ready for some honesty you don’t see much on the Internet? Here we go: I am 26 years old, have started exactly zero companies to date, and currently have a net worth of approximately not very much. I have 3 very close friends and a pretty close …
This is The Most Overrated Pleasure
No, it’s not the cell phone specifically. The most overrated pleasure is the notification (in all forms). You see how it happened, don’t you? First: The notification told us about human interaction: Ring! — “Oh, someone is calling. …
These 6 Words Helped Me Overcome My Fear of Failure
Blink-blink-blink. My cursor pulsed on the blank page. I wrote sentence and then deleted every word. I stood up 6 times for coffee in 2 hours. Surprisingly, my page would still be blank when I returned. I wanted to start a blog. I wanted to start …
Can Anyone Be Creative?
Yes. Okay, that was easy. Can I take the rest of the post off? No? Fine. Look, here's the deal, Creativity is nothing more or less than coming up with a new solution to an existing problem. Sometimes that problem is getting your drink out of a cup …
22 Resources to Help You Smack Writer’s Block in the Face
So here’s the deal. You’re a writer, right? And none of this “I’m an aspiring writer” or “I want to be a writer” nonsense. If you write, you’re a writer. In any case, if you’re a writer, you’re going to need some tools. I don’t pretend to be famous, …
On Staring Down the Face of Obscurity
I get it, you know. I get how it feels to want to be somebody. Not just somebody your mom and dad knows. Not just somebody who has a few likes on their Facebook page. Not just somebody who wishes they were somebody. And honestly, I …
There is an Elephant Inside You
No seriously. Go ahead and check. He might be distracted right now, telling you to feed him. Or he might be thirsty for knowledge, and that's why you're reading this article right now. Or he might be procrastinating on what you're really …
5 Things You Are Probably Afraid of As a Writer
Here's something people don't ask me now, but when I'm king of the Internet they will: "Todd! I have writer's block. How do I get out of it?" And this will be my answer: …
Journaling is Annoying. Here’s What I Do Instead
I know, I know. I've heard all the arguments for journaling. It's reflective. You learn about yourself. It keeps your life in perspective. But frankly, it just wasn't doing it for me. Whenever I write, I want to be moving toward something. …