Writer
(Without Burning Yourself Out) There’s a certain kind of advice that sounds motivating until you actually try to live inside it. “Post every day.”“Consistency is king.”“Outwork everyone.” Fine slogans. Terrible…
In Five Years, Human-Sounding Writing Will Be the Real Premium The other morning, I sat down to write and realised I could finish the piece in minutes if I wanted…
(And Why That’s Actually Good News) Let’s get something out of the way immediately: I’m not here to tell you that AI is the death of creativity, the end of…
What Bukowski Taught Me About First-Draft Wildness There’s a quote often attributed to Hemingway… “Write drunk, edit sober.” Whether he actually said it or not doesn’t matter. What matters is…
Choosing Topics That Deliver Real Value (Or, Why You Should Stop Writing Rubbish) ☕ The Bloody Nightmare of Content Overload Look at that content calendar… the vast, staring, empty fields…
There’s a specific kind of panic that sets in when you’re staring at a blank page and suddenly remember all the rules. You know the ones. Open with a hook.…
Or, How to Actually Promote Your Stuff Without Losing Your Soul (or Your Shirt) Ah, the siren song of the internet! It whispers sweet nothings into the ears of content…
(And We’re All Pretending That’s Fine) So apparently, 97% of us can’t tell the difference between real music and AI-generated tunes anymore. Which, if you think about it for more…
Look, I get it. You’re a writer. You’ve spent years honing your craft, finding your voice, learning the difference between “affect” and “effect” (and then promptly forgetting it again). And…
There’s a photograph somewhere…probably lost now, buried under decades of shit and cigarette ash…of Charles Bukowski sitting at his typewriter, beer in hand, face like a road map of bad…