I am a storyteller. It’s what I do.

And how to overcome this hurdle?

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, born 100 years ago today, did more than anyone to bring the Soviet Union to its knees.

Sometimes criticism crushes me. A one-star review wrecks my day. An online barb served up via Twitter knocks me off course. A comment via email throws me for a loop. Why do I get stuck so easily by random strangers and their words? Because I’ve con ...

Every time you see Metallica, they get up on stage and play Master of Puppets. They don’t skip that song. You know why? Because no matter what, no matter how old the song is, no matter how many times they’ve played that track, people always want to h ...

With so many people in the world, the odds of you coming up with an idea, name, topic or concept that nobody else has touched on before are pretty slim.

And why most of the things you think matter actually don’t

Five essential tips to consider when writing online — from the importance of hyperlinks to optimising content for search engines.

Of all the no-win goals available to humans, perfection ranks as the most frustrating, soul-sucking, and impossible.

One hundred years after the end of World War I, the Army Corps of Engineers is still cleaning up the relics of experiments that helped develop chemical weapons to counter the Germans’ gas attacks.

If you think about publishing an article, starting a blog or even just sharing a short rant on Medium, please consider what you’ll be putting your readers through.

Why Everyone Should Do It

How to get past the perfectionist trap

How to Accept and Appreciate Our Imperfect Art

Do you want to be a writer? Better forget inspiration then.

Running a business, being a writer, living a full life — these things depend on the knowledge that we can gain and use. What we call following our gut, is really us being subconsciously guided by every piece of information we’ve ever consumed, shapin ...

When most people think about developing a writing habit, they imagine having to spend countless hours in a quiet room isolated from the…

I made a pretty aggressive video about this the other day for LinkedIn.

And how I identify and correct it.