At least once a week, I try to make it to A Very Important Meeting. It’s a daily writer’s retreat that kicks off with a guided group meditation followed by an hour…

At least once a week, I try to make it to A Very Important Meeting. It’s a daily writer’s retreat that kicks off with a guided group meditation followed by an hour…
Being a writer means frequently grappling with self-doubt, rejection, and if you’re lucky enough to get work, deadlines. It also means learning how to cope with those challenges. And in the process…
In this week’s Q&A, we’re thrilled to introduce you to Stephanie Coggins, an Emmy award-winning writer who also happens to be an incredibly thoughtful and funny human being. When Conan O’Brien hosted…
As I write this, my inbox is empty. Which, in any other context, would be great, right? We’re all striving for Inbox Zero. But when you’re a freelancer, Inbox Zero is not…
As Come Write With Us grows, Alex and I have been giving a lot of thought to the kind of writing community we want to cultivate. It’s pretty simple, really. We want…
In 2020, I took a full-time editing job. I’ve edited writers before, but doing it full-time taught me a number of lessons about pitching. For one, I can attest that editors really…
We tend to think of our career paths as linear. You do X, it leads to Y, and then — boom — you have a career. In reality, most career paths are…
If you’ve thought about switching careers, you’ve undoubtedly encountered this classic dilemma: Pursue dream and be broke vs. Pay bills and stay in mediocre job It’s a pretty common dilemma for writers, artists,…
If you’re reading this sentence, you can find time to write. Here’s how to write more, even if you’re busy (and aren’t we all).
It seems like everyone is an entrepreneur these days. There are solopreneurs, mompreneurs, teentrepreneurs. I recently joked with a friend that I’m a non-trepreneur. When it comes to putting myself out there,…