Published in Boomerangs·PinnedMember-onlyWhat’s the Worst Thing that Happens When You Get Old?Shh, don’t tell anyone — do these best things instead — Do you remember when you were a teenager, and you could wake at the crack of noon and still not need to pee until Judge Rinder came on? Things change. Hairs sprout from the end of your nose. Knees ache. Hips click. …Anti Aging5 min readAnti Aging5 min read
Published in The Haven·PinnedMember-onlyThe Six Productivity Hacks Elon Musk Sent To His StaffI had to laugh when I compared it to what we did in the police — In a leaked memo, Elon Musk sent every employee in Tesla his six rules for productivity. Unsurprisingly, they are good. I had to laugh when I compared it to what we did in the police — and I bet they are still doing it. #1. Leave a meeting if you are not contributing. Walk out of a meeting or…Business9 min readBusiness9 min read
Published in Writers’ Blokke·PinnedMember-onlyThis Simple Writing Technique Is the Most Powerful and Persuasive DeviceBut it will get your knuckles rapped by your grammar checker — It is absurdly easy to use. It is absurdly easy to pick some words. It is absurdly easy to repeat those words. Start any three sentences with the same word(s) and Grammarly, ProWritingAid, or whatever grammar checker you use, will scream at you to change them. Grammar checkers Grammar checkers use algorithms…Tools For Writing4 min readTools For Writing4 min read
Published in The Writing Cooperative·PinnedMember-onlyHalf of All Traditionally Published Books Sell Fewer Than 12 CopiesThis is what I’ve learned and earned from self-publishing — If Moses were to come down from the mountain with the Ten Commandments today, he’d get so pissed off trying to find a publisher they’d end up as a listicle on Medium. We would all like to write that bestselling book, wouldn’t we? The acclaim, the fame, the money. So…Self Publishing6 min readSelf Publishing6 min read
Published in Writers’ Blokke·2 days agoMember-onlyWhat Journalists Do to Make Their Stories More InterestingThis is the bottom line — It’s a breathtaking moment when you figure out the point of the story. This is Nora’s experience in her first journalism lecture. The teacher instructed the class to use the following information to write the headline for the front page of the school’s newspaper. Here are the story facts “Kenneth L. Peters, the principal of…Writing Tips4 min readWriting Tips4 min read
Published in The Writing Cooperative·Mar 12Member-onlyCreative Writers in the Know Use the Power of CongeriesA very specific type of writing device using lists — Linguists call it congeries Congeries is from the Latin for heap. It means the same as the word ‘list’. But it is not bullet points in a listicle, it is much more charming than that. Congeries is a very specific type of persuasive writing device used to create a feel or effect. It has…Congeries4 min readCongeries4 min read
Mar 8Member-onlyThis French Student Made Money Selling a Tin Full of NothingA mispronunciation amused French speakers the world over — Montcuq is a small village in the south of France. It has a castle, an artificial lake, and an Office de Tourisme.Entrepreneurship4 min readEntrepreneurship4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION-Curated·Feb 28Member-onlyThis Publication Rejected Two of My Stories and I Am Truly GratefulAlso this month: Youthful Looks, The Loch Ness Monster, Headline Analysers, Speeches, and Chuckles — Yes, I’ll tell you which publication. It was The Writing Cooperative. Getting rejected is the best thing that can happen to me (and you). Over two years on Medium I’ve published 393 stories on Medium. I’ve written 563. I have 270 stories sitting in my drafts. I might get around to publishing a spattering of…Rejection3 min readRejection3 min read
Published in An Injustice!·Feb 25Member-onlyOnly Two Countries In The World Operate Like ThisThe UK and Iran suffer same medieval constitution — Rule №1 Avoid politics and religion. Oh, well. Tough. This is important. TikTok I thought TikTok was for learning dance moves to a catchy tune. I’ve not paid much attention, have I? Bored with the TV, I clicked on the app, and the first post I saw was titled, ‘If you live in…Discrimination3 min readDiscrimination3 min read
Published in Everything Fun·Feb 25Member-onlyAll You Have to Do Is Write One True SentenceGuess The Book — №6 — The Challenge Can you figure it out? It’s a book review with a difference. It tests your book knowledge by giving a background to the author and clues to the book as snippets of information and quotes. Guess the identity of the book and the author. The answer is in a link…Book Review5 min readBook Review5 min read
