Some things people get wrong when starting writing
There are a lot of things I could advise about writing, but books like Stephen King’s On Writing, or Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird do…
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From Fiverr to science fiction – I’m quitting the gig economy and going full nerd
I think I am pretty much done with Fiverr and am going all science fiction. Fiverr has been good to me, although it is getting…
A detachable flying head with a disgusting diet – The Krasue
I wrote about the Krasue on Medium recently, but it is actually an excerpt from my short book about Thailand’s spooky folklore: Haunted Thailand: Ghosts…
I found a brilliant Huberman productivity technique
I love productivity methods – I think it’s because I’m lazy, but feel bad about it. I was browsing YouTube a couple of months ago…
Using AI for writing is a mistake. At least for now.
As someone who writes and edits for a living, I get asked a lot about AI for writing purposes and whether it spells imminent doom…
Five of the most highly rated books about writing
The most highly rated books about writing are obviously going to be a subjective list. But these are definitely among the best and have stood…
Top writing software tools to make your life easier
Writing software has been around since the end of the 1970s. I’ve been around since the 1970s, and I feel pretty old. Word 1.0 came…
Returning to the Medium platform – the Beast of Gevaudan
I lost a couple of clients recently, and it has prompted a return to the Medium platform with a superb tale about a creature called…
Should writers or editors worry about the rise of AI?
With everyone freaking out about AI replacing writers and editors, I thought I would provide a view from the trenches of freelance journalism. Is an…
Two things that will ramp my productivity this year
My productivity has shot up for the first month of 2023, and it is down to two separate things. I apologise for being so cryptic,…