Tag: creativity

Don’t Worry About Platform. (Focus On THIS Instead.)

Over the last few years, there has been an unhealthy obsession with platform building. No matter if you are big or small, it seems like everyone assumes that “you need a platform” or that you need “to grow your platform.” But the truth is you don’t. Not at all. You don’t need your own self-hosted website. You don’t need to…

When Reading Is A Bad Idea

  Put the book* down. Yeah, you. It’s a bad idea. But I’m learning you say. It’s time to apply what you’ve already learned. But I’m a writer you say. And Stephen King says, “if you want to be a writer, you gotta read A LOT.” True—but you are missing the point. Don’t read now. You can’t feed yourself all…