Not everyone can win every time — Yesterday, the Medium contest that ran a few months ago announced its winners. Over 9,000 stories were entered. Only a handful of people could walk away with a prize. While I thought that the win was great for the winners, I went on to make the mistake of reading the…

Three stories of teachers who left damaging impressions and how you can stop bullying in its tracks — As a child, I had the unfortunate experience of being bullied by a teacher. Three, actually. For reasons unbeknownst to me, these three teachers just simply did not like me. Bullying can leave deep scars on children. It’s even worse when those bullies are people in authority. Bullying can lead…

These quick books can help you bring in a passive income — Children’s books are incredibly fun and rewarding to write. They also don’t take as much time as you might think, so you can churn them out fairly quickly as a freelance writer. …

Use this outline to focus and get to work — There is something that catches my attention every time I see it: Someone talking about how they wrote 1,000 words in an hour or giving tips for writing 500 words in an hour. Not being sure how to start an article, what to include, or how to finish it can…

Find a path out of darkness by remembering the light — Sitting down on the sofa, I recalled something someone had said to me recently. “Are you really relaxing and enjoying what you’re doing, or are you dissociating?” I thought about it, and I realized I wasn’t very present when doing anything recently. My memory of what I did just a…

The good and bad of little-tested vaccinations — With the development of COVID-19, it was necessary to develop a vaccine quickly and efficiently. Much of the world was put on hold as people stayed home and waited in quarantine to avoid this deadly virus. Thanks to mRNA technology as well as multiple countries working together, it has been…

How he helped me forge better relationships — Narcissism is a personality disorder. People with this condition may: Have an inflated sense of self Want excessive attention Long for admiration Have troubled relationships Lack empathy They may also: Be overly generous with those they love Be charming and kind Be talented, despite exaggerating their talents Be engaging There…

Get to 75, 90, or even 100 words per minute — Have you worked for an hour or two with only a paragraph to show for it? Or, maybe you used the pecking technique to pummel out your content in a few hours? Stop. That isn’t working. Good writing is about having a goal in your content, but that content still…

Here’s what I learned about becoming a better writer — I write thousands of words a day for my clients. Every day, I write anywhere between 11 and 17 articles for publication in various formats. I write book chapters, blogs, press releases, and marketing content. It’s my job, so how could I need to add on more writing to get…