Follow these brutally honest 22 tips to get followers, money, and fame

Normal people can do it too—without “selling out” or becoming someone they’re not in the process

Writing procrastination is often caused by unhelpful attitudes toward the task at hand. Here are some ways to identify and change these attitudes.

Whether you’re blogging for fun or profit, there are rules you want to abide by. This will make sure your blog has the best chance of getting discovered. In this post, we’ll go over the ten commandments of blogging. Following these rules will give your site a shot at success.

The modern writing world is very much a blessing and a curse. 

In just five years, rapper Tupac Shakur produced more than 700 songs. By 35, inventor Thomas Edison had more than 100 patents to his name. In his lifetime, author Isaac Asimov wrote nearly 500 books. Each of these creators was prolific. And each produced some incredibly high-quality work.

At an anti-library closure protest, local magician and comics legend Alan Moore had some surprising words for those who hope to break into the wide world of published writing.

Creators are freaking out over YouTube's new terms of service which state that the company can delete an account if it determines the user is "no longer commercially viable."

The State of the Word is the annual keynote address at WordCamp US, presented by the co-founder of WordPress, Matt Mullenweg. In this year’s address, Matt summarizes the highlights of 2019 — including the 5.1 and 5.2 releases, and looks forward to 5.3. He discusses the controversies from 2018, and talks about all the ways people can get involved with WordPress.

Do them today.

I’m not highly motivated. I don’t have amazing willpower or self-control.

On Deadspin, The Awl, and the end of a golden age of cultural criticism

Venture capital has finally come for the least sexy communication style.

Computer-generated writing will never replace the human kind

Writer and critic Yanyi on the realities of leaving your day job, the complicated relationship between being creative and being truly productive, and the value of sometimes changing your mind.

Publishers are still figuring out what works and what doesn't on this latest hot new app.

Believe it or not, blogging is all about adding value to other people’s lives, and in this post I am going to explain how powerful this model truly is.

There’s a copycat crisis in content marketing. Explore the search results for virtually any lucrative keyword, and you’ll find a bunch of articles with lookalike titles, headers and examples. Increasingly, “SEO content” has become a synonym for meandering “ultimate guides” and formulaic “7 ways” listicles

Behind Hot Ones’ ambitions to be the future of late-night TV

You can be a rockstar without it.