Writing to (L)Earn

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 | Darius Foroux

Hey, it’s Michael here, and welcome to episode twenty of The Breakdown!This week, Darius and I go deep on one of the most important—and underrated—skills for writers today: critical thinking. As AI takes over more of the surface-level work, the real edge comes from learning how to think clearly and solve real problems.

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.

3 weeks ago | writingtoearn.substack.com | John Ray Pucay

You've probably read the same books on writing as I have. King's On Writing, Le Guin's Steering the Craft, and Hemingway's letters about writing. Maybe you also own Save The Cat!, The Elements of Style, and On Writing Well. These books all tell you the same basic things: write every day, read a lot, find your own style, and get comfortable with rewriting. They talk about everything from how to write good sentences to where to find ideas. But there's one thing they almost never talk about.