Writing to (L)Earn

1 week ago | writingtoearn.substack.com | Michael Thompson |John Ray Pucay |Darius Foroux

Hello, it’s Michael here. Today, we’re going to be diving into the ‘story collection’ process I use for my writing as well as with my clients. But before we get into the actionable exercises, here’s a rant on how I define storytelling and the importance of betting on yourself. The simplest definition of a story is a character faces a challenge and they’re willing to sacrifice everything, even their life, to overcome it.

1 week ago | writingtoearn.substack.com | Darius Foroux |Michael Thompson

Hey, it’s Michael here, and welcome to episode twenty-five of The Breakdown!This week, Darius and I get personal. We talk about stepping away from writing, losing the rhythm, and what happens when you come back to it. Not because you have to, but because you want to.

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

I have a confession. If you told me six years ago that I'd be making a full-time living from my writing, I would've said, “Of course I would have! So am I a millionaire now?”That guy from six years ago was delusional. He didn’t understand how book marketing or publishing actually worked. But he struggled with one major problem that most new professional writers face: self-promotion. Hey, it’s John here from the Writing to (L)Earn team.

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

Hello, hello — it’s Michael here. In a previous workshop, we dove into proven ways to win your readers’ attention from your very first line. In our most recent workshop, we continued pulling at that thread and explored a critical tool to ensure your readers stay hooked until the very last line: The Power of Open and Closed Doors.

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

Hey there, it’s Darius from the Writing to (L)Earn team. In his Masterclass, German filmmaker Werner Herzog talks about how he often gets compliments about his “first” film. Fans would come up to him and say, “I watched your first film and was really blown away!” Herzog would ask which film they were referring to. When they mention the film’s title, Herzog would reply, “Thank you, but that’s not my first. That’s my eleventh.”The thing is, Herzog created his first film much earlier.