Published inThe Pub·6 days agoMember-onlyWill I Regret Not Using AI In My Content Business?Only time will tell — In my former life, I was an electrical engineer. My content business has flourished over the last five years and afforded me a life even more financially enriched than it was in my engineering days. And yet, the possibility of going back to that life in some capacity remains a…Writing6 min readWriting6 min read
May 21Member-onlyThe Only Writing Lesson That Actually MattersIt’s pretty basic, ergo, boring — I learned how to ride a bike two years ago. Turned out it was surprisingly easy to learn, even as a 30-something grown adult who’s not particularly active or fit. There was no trick to it or best practices. All I needed to do was ride the fucking bike. Here’s…Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
May 17Member-onlyTo Those Asking for Writers to Be Forced Into Being Paid Medium MembersMay I offer some thoughts? — Recently, I came across some stories where certain Medium writers seem to be displeased that just about anyone can write and make money on Medium. In other words, they think Medium should make it mandatory for writers — who use the Medium platform to make money through the Partner Program…Medium3 min readMedium3 min read
May 15Member-onlyWhy I’ve Decided to Create a Brand New Medium AccountAnd how it will, I hope, benefit me and my readers too — This month, I made a somewhat random (but not entirely unmediated) decision regarding Medium. I decided to create a brand new Medium account and run it concurrently with my existing and more established Medium account — this one. I would like to explain why. Leaving aside the fact that I…Medium5 min readMedium5 min read
May 12Member-onlyTo The Women Who Rescued MeUntil a couple of days ago, I had no idea who Dooce was, and then she was everywhere in my feed. Heather Brooke Hamilton, a.k.a. Dooce, mentioned as “the queen of mommy bloggers” in her obituary by The New York Times, wasn’t someone I’d expect to know. Mommy blogs aren’t…Dooce3 min readDooce3 min read
May 11Member-onlyA Medium-Level ConundrumIn which I, once again, contemplate my Medium journey and its direction — I’ve been on Medium since late 2017 and yet, I have no idea what to do with it. Sometimes I want to treat it as a social platform, using it to grow my existing content business. Other times, however, I want to completely divorce it from my money-making endeavors and…Medium5 min readMedium5 min read
Published inEllemeno·May 8Member-onlyWeather Forecast For The HeartPredictions for what comes after the bitter winter — In my city, there’s no such thing as spring. If seasons were colors, you’d draw their passing as a bright navy blue line for winter next to a crimson red for summer. You won’t find hues of green, yellow, or orange in between. One moment it’s bone-chattering cold, and the…Life10 min readLife10 min read
May 7Member-onlyApology of a Content WriterWhere I share my balancing act between the content and the creative — I’ve learned from experience that it is far easier to steer clear of the conversation that follows the question, “What do you do?” When I must, I opt for a quick “I write,” and promptly attempt to flee the scene thereafter to avoid all follow-up inquiries. The typical look of…Writing6 min readWriting6 min read
Published inThe Pub·May 6Member-onlyIs ChatGPT a Gaslighting, Sanctimonious, Narcissist?In which I argue with ChatGPT and get it to apologize to me — It all started with a simple question, wherein I tried to find the name of an R-rated movie with a rather violent plot, that ended in ChatGPT’s refusal to answer with a side of narcissism and a dollop of gaslighting mixed in. At least, if ChatGPT had been a human…ChatGPT8 min readChatGPT8 min read
May 4Member-onlyA Brief Lesson in Content Writing From Ann HandleyA two-step writing process called: Goal → So-what — Recently, someone here left a comment on one of my stories saying that the hardest thing for them is building an audience. Or, in other words, building an email list of potential readers and buyers. So, today, I’m here to give you my “secret” sauce for building an engaging audience…Writing5 min readWriting5 min read
