Paulette Perhach is the kind of writer who makes you want to be a better writer. From her viral essay, A Story of a F*ck Off Fund, to her writing in Hobart,…

Paulette Perhach is the kind of writer who makes you want to be a better writer. From her viral essay, A Story of a F*ck Off Fund, to her writing in Hobart,…
Whether it’s a book proposal or a blog post, titles and headlines matter. They don’t just summarize your story, post, article, or essay, they also entice an audience to read your words…
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…
Let’s get one thing out of the way: Having the perfect, Instagrammable workspace won’t make you a better writer. You don’t need a hip, aspirational home office to get your best work…
We’ve said it before, but good writers are made, not born. And that means you should think of your writing as a skill that you’re constantly improving — which is why it’s…
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…
We’re excited to introduce you to Melanie Lockert, author of the book Dear Debt, podcast host of The Mental Health and Wealth Show, and full-time freelance writer. Her work covers personal finance,…
If you’re a writer, and you want to make money with your writing, you need a portfolio. It doesn’t have to be fancy and it doesn’t have to be pretty, but it…