“A person who publishes a book willfully appears before the populace with his pants down. If it is a good book nothing can hurt him. If it is a bad book nothing can help him.” ― Edna St. Vincent Millay You’ve done the hard work: dedicated the hours, blood, sweat…

It’s three o'clock a.m., and you stare wide-eyed at the ceiling. Should you get up and do something? Lay there and try to fall back asleep? You toss and turn, trying not to think about the big meeting scheduled at nine sharp. Finally, you drift off. …

Hathai slumped in her chair, mind racing. Her team leader had said she was sure to get the promotion. But once again, she’d been passed over. “Why is it always me?” Hathai pecks furiously at her keyboard, trying to hold back the tears. …

I knew I was in trouble when walking past my office made a knot in my stomach. I’d circled burnout before. I had to figure out a way to get back on track. Fast. When you make your living from your words you don’t have time for things like writer’s…

Do you dream of leaving your job to write full-time? Want to get a big publishing contract and say au revoir to your 9–5? I hear you. I used to assume, wrongly, that I couldn’t be a decent writer unless I could dedicate all my time to it. The online…

When I was in the sixth grade, I weighed more than I do now, in my 40s. I wrote about my experience growing up as “the fat kid”. I plan to write another article about what it was like losing 60 pounds when I was 13. If You Grew Up Thin, You’re Missing This Key Weight-Related Insight As a mostly plant-based…

Do you feel like clamping your hands over your ears, hiding under your desk, and screaming at everyone to leave you alone? While people might assume you’ve got a mental health emergency, others know better. If you’re a highly sensitive person (HSP) this might be the norm. If you’ve ever…

You made it through the pandemic. The endless slog of days where work, homeschooling, and your personal life became a giant, muddled mess. You learned to be productive despite the constant chaos, marginal quiet, and space to call your own. Though things are returning to normal, you’ve noticed something worrisome…

To hear some writers talk about writing their books, you’d think they were participating in a Spartan race. “I write for seven hours a day. Every day of the year.” Or, “10,000 words a day is my goal. I often exceed even that.” Or, “Writer’s block? …