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My grandmother's memoir still influences me
In 1993, my grandmother published a memoir—the book and her example still influence me today.
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November 2023

The lure of the dramatic life arc
Money, incentives, audience capture & writing online
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July 2023

May 2023

Why I write memoir
Also: I have my own 'Phoenix rising from the ashes' narrative—I just don't like telling those kinds of stories
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July 2022

How to name your Substack
Introducing Post-Nomad: my process on how and why I rebranded after three years
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December 2021

Things left unwritten
I'm turning 40 and wondering what is still do vs. what remains to give up
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Haunted by Hemingway's "One True Sentence"
I've been working on a memoir and I want to give up.
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January 2021

I've agonized for years about "What I'm doing with my writing" — and now I have an answer
Also, it's 2021: Expect a lot more from me on topics you're not used to
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November 2020

Being on Substack is turning in to an identity marker
Let's make sure it happens right.
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September 2020

The tension of writing for an audience
"Give the people what they want to hear" is never a mantra I’ve been particularly interested in following, perhaps to my detriment.
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August 2020

The Russell Max Simon Production Function
And the importance of finding your own model for achievement (not the one society hands you).
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September 2019

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