Yours can be too with this plan. — I don’t write for less than $100 per hour — and I have all the work I want. My goal is to get my minimum hourly rate even higher. I also AI-proof my work. Don’t read that wrong. I’m not talking about using AI to proofread my work (which I…

A veteran writer responds — I used an extensive AI writing program yesterday for the first time. I qualified that sentence with “extensive” because we’ve all been using AI to help us write since the invention of spellcheck. And like spellcheck, I’m pretty sure AI tools can be a help or a hinderance to quality…

And where to get one free — Last week I told you about my new free website on GoDaddy. I used their free (except for the domain purchase) program called Websites + Marketing. My site has email collection, the ability to use PayPal Buy Now Buttons without upgrading to a paid plan that has a complete storefront…

It has a blog, photo galleries, subscriber email signup and more. — If you follow my work here on Medium, you’ll know I love to try new things that have the potential to help writers and report back on how it went. My latest adventure was building a free website on Godaddy. First things first, there are no affiliate links in this…

They pivoted, but I’ve got a step-by-step pitching routine that works — I am chuckling as I write this. Almost immediately after I put together a bit of a tirade answering questions generated by my story Right Now, Writers Can Make Money — Lot’s of It, particularly the questions concerning my non-existent financial connection to a site called Covered Press, that site…

Answers to your questions about how to capitalize on the current demand for writers — At the end of last month I put together a quick story about the state of the job market for writers: Right Now, Writers Can Make Money — Lots of It. It was based on a couple of things. The first is what I am personally experiencing and hearing from…

If you aren’t loading up garbage bags of cash right now, you’re doing it wrong — Note: Edited with updates on Covered Press. I rarely do this, but this story has a life of its own — it just keeps finding new readers and I really don’t want to mislead with outdated information. Let’s start from the top with a quick timeline: 2019 — Writing life was great for some, not so hot for others. …

And I can no longer tell who is suffering the most, me or my dad. — It’s been almost two and a half years since I started this publication. Of course, the torture started before that and has been unrelenting. I’ve reached a point of mostly numbness. I don’t have the strength to argue any more. I barely have the strength to go see my dad…

P.S. This is how you breath new life into your older stories — I thoroughly enjoyed writing on PS I Love You and The Ascent. I also miss reading these to fabulous publications. I hope you enjoy my meager contributions. The Slide Into Dementia is Not What You Think It Is Here’s what it looks like from a daughter’s point of viewpsiloveyou.xyz Letter to My 70-Year-Old Self Writing a letter to your future self is way more useful than giving advice to your teenage self, don’t you think?psiloveyou.xyz