An Untethered Life The Commodification of Writing Hi Reader, There's a war being fought in the online writing space. On one side are the writers - and their allies - doing their best to demonstrate their value as unique, distinguishable providers of a premium product. On the other side are the forces doing everything they can to reduce writing to a commodity. The consequences of the war will be dramatic. If the writers win, we all have an economic future doing what we love to do. If we lose,...

An Untethered Life A Technique for Defeating Writer's Block Hi Reader, Whether you're writing copy and content for money (as I do), writing on a schedule on social media, or creating a newsletter, you're going to find that deadlines and client demands invariably conflict with your internal motivation. You're going to run into periods of time where you don't feel like writing but you've just gotta get stuff down on paper. I'm stuck in one of those (prolonged) stretches as we speak. Unlike my...

An Untethered Life A (Mini) Freelance Writing Industry Roadmap Hi Reader, The freelance writing industry is a bit of a Wild West. There are a ton of different paths you can take: full-time, side-hustle, content, copy, social media, blogging, grant writing, etc. The possibilities and combinations are endless. And how you approach the forks in the road as you wander down your own unique path will depend on what you're looking for from your writing and your particular skillset. In today's email,...