face masks

This is why I’m not working on my personal brand during the COVID-19 pandemic

As soon as the first day of lockdown came to an end, marketing experts invaded our social media feeds like

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There’s Only One Real Use of Social Media for Rising Artists and Content Creators

Don’t grow an audience, grow WITH your audience instead As content creators, sometimes we all wish things would be a

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Internet censorship

The Strange Case of Disappearing Stories and the Rise of Internet Censorship

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins hits the shelves causing a digital backlash of epic proportions. Kobe Bryant is killed in

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Keeping up With Our Resolutions Depends on the Power of the Stories We Chose to Tell

This time of the year is prone to a very peculiar phenomenon: people flocking to the entrance of the gym

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my year in writing

My Year in Writing – Lessons from 2019 and Plans for the Future

The first time I knew I could move people with my writing was when I cold-pitched an opinion article to

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Why We Should Be Reading More Science Fiction in 2020 (Plus, Some Books You Won’t Want to Miss If You Love Dystopian Futures)

Back in 2018, Yuval Noah Harari appeared on Episode 325 of the Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast from Wired.

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Feedback

How to Recognize Good Feedback and Use It to Become a Better Writer

Feedback is important. In the words of my all-time favorite author, Brandon Sanderson, the people who actually grow up to

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What to Do When Instagram Starts Killing Your Organic Reach

“Don’t forget which one of your lives is real…” My husband tells me every time he catches me scrolling mindlessly

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Fear of writing

How Bruce Springsteen, Neil Gaiman, and John Scalzi Yanked Me out of My Secret Writing Cave and Convinced Me to Start Publishing My Stories

I’m not a Springsteen’s mega fan. But for some weird reason, I found myself gravitating towards his book: Born to

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Lessons on Writing Short Stories (Plus Cover and Title Reveal for My Upcoming Dark Fantasy Short Story)

If you’re reading this article because you want to have a sneak peek at the cover of my upcoming short

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