Listen up, freelancers and CEOs of your own mini-empires! I’ve got some inside scoop that’s gonna blow your mind faster than you can say “tax write-off.” Ever thought about how sweet life would be if you didn’t have to fork over a chunk of your hard-earned cash to the taxman…

Navigating the Choppy Waters of Applause Etiquette in a Sea of Digital Deliberation — Ah, the utter minefield that is Clapping on Medium, where giving a fellow writer a little applause becomes a high-stakes game of emotional roulette. You see, I’m an aficionado of the one-like approach, and let me tell you, it’s served me perfectly well until now. UNTIL NOW. I’m a child…

Join me on a journey through the land of liquid solace — Hello, dear imbibers of wit and wisdom! Today, we’re venturing into the delightful land of liquid solace — a world where the weight of existential angst can be briefly lifted by the carefully-crafted concoctions of a skilled bartender (or, in a pinch, your own unsteady hand). It’s no secret that…

I order everything online now. Even my lovers. — The last time I was single, Facebook was but a twinkle in Zuckerberg’s eye. Those were simpler times. We met people in bars, blind drunk on Jagermeister and headbanging to Promiscuous by Nelly Furtado. Or slept with co-workers of questionable moral fiber and intellect after the staff Christmas party. …

Let go of that breath you’ve been holding for weeks, ‘cause it’s going to be OK — Hello, fellow Homo sapiens! I am your friendly neighborhood AI expert (read: I have a passing and fairly new interest in ChatGPT and have been known to write articles about technology…sometimes). I’m here to dispel your fears about artificial intelligence (AI) replacing humanity. I mean, I know it’s the trendy…

It’s 2023. Offload the things you hate to someone else! — You know how big businesses hire employees to do things like…work? That’s because it can’t all be done by the CEO. They’re too busy buying expensive suits, searching for north-facing apartments on Park and 9th, and attending meetings where they use words like “synergy”. Well, guess what, my freelancer friend…

A step-by-step guide with clear, realistic examples. — So, you want to start up a new freelancing business? You and everyone else, buddy. But don’t let that discourage you. Once upon a time, I was working a day job that bored me senseless. From the time I was a kid, people had told me that writing was no…

Why I’m considering giving up and going to Substack. — I’m new to writing on Medium. But I’m not new to writing. I published my first book back in 2016, and I’ve also been making a (good) living as a writer for the last 7+ years. I figured it was about time I took to a platform like this, to…

I’ll tell you how, and it’s not as hard as you think. — I want to caveat this article by saying, I am not going to douchily (word, right?) peacock myself around in front of you and tell you how awesome a writer and businessperson I am. This is not an ‘If you can dream it, you can do it’ fluff piece, and…