What do writers believe, what do I think, and if it can, where does the new writer start? Includes the list on the best books on writing, editing, how to read like a writer, and a collection of quotes from famous writers.

Robert Olen Butler’s “From Where You Dream”

This is a real exercise that author and professor of writing Robert Olen Butler describes in his book “From Where You Dream” and performs in his writing classes that WILL improve your fiction writing.

A comprehensive guide to Facebook's lookalike audiences. I run you through the entire strategy behind how to set up, run, and scale lookalike audiences in Facebook's ads manager.

Most focus on writing well and forget that a lot of us struggle to write at all. But ironically, simply reading about how to write well is what inspires me to write at all—though there’s still a lot more to it.

Another book to read in 2020: Hanya Yanagihara's "A Little Life" — I give my full thoughts and review this gratuitously sad, but very good second novel.

A poem by ian canon, published in the creative cafe.

A novel excerpt from Ian Canon’s debut novel, It’s A Long Way Down, a journey of heroin addiction, fame, and the meaning of life when you’ve got it all.

Did you know they have over 400,000+ attributes they ascribe to any Facebook user, from what religion they are, what body type they are, do they eat ice cream, what brands do they love, and so on? That means, right now, one of the most powerful ways to reach a buying customer is to use no targeting at all.

Here are five articles I love, from writers you (hopefully) love, on writing, summarized so you don’t have to read them—but trust me, you should.

Blogging is still one of the best ways to achieve SEO and web traffic for free, but how does one do it? In this guide, I give you a step-by-step way to get web traffic for free from Google.

Bernie lost the democratic nomination — so how do we avoid a repeat of 2016 and put our tepid support behind Biden without handing Trump another election?

5 Great Books To Read In 2020 While Stuck At Home - Michael Crummey, Ian Williams, Michael Redhill, Ian Canon, Alix Ohlin.

There Are Only Two Things You Need To Be A Great Fiction Writer And Neither Are Technical Ability.

An article about what I refer to as ‘toxic responsibility,’ cognitive dissonance and feeling your feelings. Why men can sometimes feel trapped by being logical, being responsible, and expressing their hurt and emotions.

A companionship between painter and poet

And an addiction to Medium statistics is a much safer and responsible addiction than other addictions I’ve had in the past. So far, I haven’t blacked out and spent $500+ on a weekend of Medium.