Writing & Resources

Writing A Winning Newsletter with Dan Oshinsky

The New Yorker's former Director of Newsletters explains how to use email to build meaningful, engaging relationships with your audience.

How Successful Writers Actually Picked Their Niche

Four successful writers share how they actually started to discover a niche early on.

Integrating Publishing With Your Profession

Lessons on how to align your writing passion with your day job from somebody who's actually done it.

Building A One-Person Media Company with Polina Marinova

Polina Marinova Pompliano shares everything she’s learned turning what was once a side project into a full-time, one-person media business.

Doing Content Right with Steph Smith

Steph Smith, leader of the Hustle’s paid subscription business and author of Standing Out in 2020: Doing Content Right, joins Stew Fortier to discuss mastering your niche, creating quality content, and differentiating yourself as a writer.‍

How to Stand Out in Your Industry with Cherie Hu

Cherie Hu discusses how she's escaped competition to establish her voice in a crowded space.

How to Be Prolific with Anne-Laure Le Cunff

Some practical advice on how to drastically improve the quantity and quality of your writing.

How to Build A Wildly Popular Newsletter in Six Months

Nathan Baschez and Dan Shipper explain the meteoric rise of their paid newsletter bundle, Everything.

How to Stand Out as a Writer by Not Being Boring with Packy McCormick

Advice on turning "boring" topics into fun writing.

How to Use Writing to Scale Your Expertise with Lenny Rachitsky

Practical advice on how to use writing to help thousands of people.

How to Build a Writing Career Around Your Curiosity with Taylor Pearson

Some practical advice on how to use writing to invent a career for yourself.

How to Find Your Voice with Lindsey Quinn

Some practical advice on finding your voice as a writer.

How to Build a Media Company Around Your Niche with Jacob Donnelly

Why media never scaled and the near-endless supply of niche opportunities.

The Evolving Media Landscape with Paul Smalera

How to take advantage of the enormous opportunities the internet has created for individual writers and creators.

Starting a Movement With Your Writing with Claire Stapleton

How to use writing and storytelling to start a movement.

Why You Should Give Away Your Secrets with Mario Gabriele

The new opportunity in paid media and how building in public creates unfair advantages

Using Blogging To Think Independently with Cedric Chen

How to use blogging to sharpen your critical thinking skills and become more effective in the real world.

The Compounding Effects of Thinking in Public with Tom Critchlow

Networked writing, crafting a distinctive writing style, and the internal rewards of thinking in public

Compound’s Real-World Guide to Getting Your First 1,000 Email Subscribers

Real-world stories from 12 online writers on how they got their first 1,000 subscribers.

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