Michael Thompson

6 days ago | writingtoearn.substack.com | John Ray Pucay |Michael Thompson |Darius Foroux

Hey there, it’s John here, from the Writing to (L)Earn team. I want to share a comment from one of my pieces outside Substack that I believe captures a concern many writers here share:Let’s break this down. First, there is the pressure to aggressively market your work, especially when you are starting out with no real audience. If you post on Substack or your blog when you have zero audience, you are likely to get very few or no readers.

2 weeks ago | writingtoearn.substack.com | Michael Thompson |John Ray Pucay |Darius Foroux

Hi there, it’s Michael here. I began writing in late 2016, and despite raising two young kids and fighting to keep the lights on, I went at it pretty hard. But in September of 2021, I hit a wall. Every time I sat down at my computer, writing felt like work. I hated that feeling. Like a lot of people, I do my best writing when it doesn’t feel like work. I knew I had to step away. So, I took my first extended break since I began writing for a living.

3 weeks ago | writingtoearn.substack.com | Michael Thompson

Hello, it’s Michael here from the Writing to (L)Earn team. Our March Q&A and Community Hang-Out is officially in the books. It was great to catch up with so many of you and swap stories and ideas.

1 month ago | writingtoearn.substack.com | Michael Thompson

Quick note: I’ll be hosting a workshop on this topic for our paid community members on Friday, March 14th, at 9 am EST. If you’re a free subscriber to Writing to (L)Earn, feel free to attend by upgrading your membership below. Hey there, it’s Michael here. Today, I’ll talk about how I got lucky. Growing up with a stutter, I constantly had to search for ways to rephrase what I was trying to say until I hit a rhythm with my words.

1 month ago | writingtoearn.substack.com | Michael Thompson

Hello, it’s Michael here from the Writing to (L)Earn team. Our second Q&A and Hang-Out is officially in the books. I’m loving these conversations as a way to wrap-up the month while looking forward to the next one. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the topic of AI reigned supreme as it’s safe to say it has officially infiltrated the writing scene.