Real tools, real templates, and strategies that actually work – no fluff, just results.
Get better at writing in 3 minutes:
*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" dir="auto" tabindex="-1">
Step 1: Start With One Sentence
Open a blank document and write one honest sentence.Not a “this-will-perform-well-on-LinkedIn” sentence.
An honest one.
Example:
“I’m frustr...
Feb 24, 2026
10 lessons on writing...
I've been a writing for aliving for almost 20 years. Here are 10 things I've learned: 1. To be a "writer," the qualifications are simple: You write. 2. Writing well is hard. Anyone who says otherwise hasn't been writing long enough. 3. You don't have to write linearly. If you know where you want ...
Feb 17, 2026
1 truth to accept about LinkedIn™...
One truth we should all accept about LinkedIn: You can post daily. You can post helpfully. You can post strategically. You can post aesthetically. You can follow all the LinkedIn-lebrities and do every single thing they tell you to do. ... and still not become "famous" on LinkedIn. It's not going...
Feb 10, 2026
My #1 LinkedIn pet peeve...
Don't confuse exceptions on LinkedIn for rules. One LinkedIn hill I'll die on: What you do on LinkedIn changes over scale. What the biggest creators are doing right now? Is not what they did at the start of their scale. Even what I do right now? Not the same. When the big creators say: "You don't...
Feb 03, 2026
You don’t struggle on LinkedIn™ because you’re bad at writing.
Frankly, “great” writing doesn’t really work on LinkedIn.Instead, you struggle because you’re overthinking.What to post, When to post, And whether it’s “good enough.”That hesitation is usually what stops consistency before it ever starts.So next week, I’m hosting a FREE live webinar to walk throu...
Jan 27, 2026
My 3 biggest failures:
My 3 biggest failures in life + business: Failure 1: Getting (sort-of) fired.I worked for a company for many, many years as a staff writer. I was also ghostwriting for my agent, but this staff job was my MRR safety net. By November 2020, I thought I'd "escaped" the professional Grim Reaper Covid ...
Jan 20, 2026
Your AI Is Showing...
[I posted about this, but I'm going to give you a checklist you'll wanna screenshot at the bottom!]You edited that AI post. But your AI is still showing.Words that reveal you're using AI: ➜ Polished ➜ Sharp➜ Quietly ➜ Delve ➜ Journey ➜ Unlock ➜ Foster ➜ Navigate ➜ Leverage ➜ Shift Phrases that re...
Jan 13, 2026
What I plan to do on LinkedIn™ in 2026 [+ a free giveaway!]
Continue posting 7 days a week. I don't engage much on the weekends. But when I dropped my Saturday and Sunday post times, my Monday and Tuesday posts had consistent lower reach. I have enough content to recycle, so I'm not concerned with "having to think of something" for those days.Do you have...
Dec 16, 2025
... We All Have Secrets
I was in San Diego recently. We went to a museum in Balboa.
It had an exhibit called “The History of Us.”One display stopped me in my tracks — Frank Warren’s PostSecret project.
In 2004, Frank started collecting secrets.He handed out thousands of blank postcards and asked people to write down the...
Dec 09, 2025
How to Become a More Entertaining Writer
I’m in the middle of a ghostwriting project.This time, it’s a book for an actress.
I believe this book is going to work.Not just because she’s talented.But because she’s willing to go there.
Why This Matters
The failure? She’ll give details.The embarrassing thing? She’ll share photos.The controve...
Dec 02, 2025
My Unthank You List
[An Unthank You is for an event I wasn't thankful for at the time, but I'm grateful for now in hindsight.]
I hope this list is received in the spirit it's been written: Lighthearted and sarcastic. We all encounter bumps in our life and career. I wouldn't say I handled these 3 "unthank you" even...
Nov 25, 2025
The Latest LinkedIn Trend I Won’t Be Participating In
LinkedIn is personal.It’s your digital legacy.It’s how you demonstrate what you know.It’s how you remember where you’ve been.
But too many of us?Are taking LinkedIn personally.
There’s a difference between something being personal and taking it personally.And a lot of people are stuck on the wron...
Nov 18, 2025