Every story that exists wadn’t jack shit before. That new mind-blowing movie? It arose from a whole lotta nada. Your favorite novel? Less...

Genitals. They’re the only things you don’t lose if you don’t use them. Creativity. Those stories and paintings you thought of will die i...

Burnout ain’t entirely evil, but it mostly is. Push your badass writer self a yard or two past the limit so you grow and learn to create ...

Reach behind you and grab both ass cheeks right now. If you had to get out of your desk chair to do that, good. You’re probably writing. ...

Summon up all your badassest writing powers and unleash them with perfect formatting, grammar, and plotting! Even when you do that, you’r...

Your body ain’t got a switch you can flip when you want to write like a genius. Stop digging in your belly button looking for it and writ...

Writers, artists, and creators all started their journey by stitching a zombie arm to a pelvis without knowing why or how. That was a met...

Don't you just love it when your work sucks? Dumping rumploads of time into learning your craft and producing brilliant art feels friggin...

Someone once said, “Make your muse your bitch.” That person didn’t take it far enough. Make your insanity your bitch too. You know it’s t...

Hangovers. Stagnation. Really sore genitals. All of the above are the result of too much of a good thing. Self-care is abso-friggin’-lute...

Enemies of the writer: Feeling shame at making writing time. When kerjillions of things pile up in life, so do kerjillions of responsibil...

A frick of a lot of things stop writers from writing. Fear. Distraction. Waiting for motivation. The choice to do things that aren’t writ...

They say, “Writing’s a lonely gig.” Dadgum wrong. Writing is about the people. Without readers, artists, and fellow nerds, writing is lik...