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Goodbye, social media

Why I’m giving up Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram for 2021. Many of the nonfiction writers I admire most have something in...

What It’s Like to be an Austin Copywriter

I started freelancing full-time at the start of 2016. I had just resigned from my previous 9-5 job and was still in the market for the...

The Beginner's Guide to Freelance Copywriting in 2023

Almost seven years ago I stepped away from my last 9-5 job to become a full-time freelance copywriter. I was scared and didn't know where...

Develop Your Writing Voice

Source: Stencil When an author’s voice connects with me as a reader, I can get obsessive. I binge their prose like Netflix and collect...

Freelancing to Financial Independence

I’m trying to buy my way out of a job. No, this won’t happen next week or next year. In an optimistic case, it will take us about a...

5 Brainy Nonfiction Books, Reviewed

Source: Stencil Ever since I read Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond in 2015, I’ve been obsessed with its flavor of nonfiction: big...

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