Published in Code Like A Girl·PinnedMember-onlyPaving the way: Meet the engineer determined to show kids that nothing is impossibleJamila Lindo belongs to an extremely rare subset of civil engineers: she’s Black, female, and now, a published author. Jamila Lindo is a statistical anomaly. …Black Women6 min readBlack Women6 min read
Published in The Writing Cooperative·Feb 3, 2022Member-onlyHow to Digress Without Losing the Plot (Or Your Reader)Good writers love digressions. But why? — John McPhee* has a sign posted over his desk: Have the courage to digress. Academics and students and teachers of the written word frequently criticise writers for their digressions: Stick to the point! This is irrelevant! Unnecessary! Tangential! But digress is what confident writers do all the time. David Foster…Writing9 min readWriting9 min read
Published in The Writing Cooperative·Jan 14, 2022Member-only7 Tips for Working with Nonfiction DialogueHow to make the most out of the words you’re given — There’s plenty of advice out there for writing dialogue, but most of this tells you what to write, because it’s intended for fiction writers. But what if you don’t write fiction? What if your dialogue has technically been written for you? …Writing10 min readWriting10 min read
Jan 9, 2022Member-onlyThe Most Comprehensive List of Storytelling Resources for Writers, Marketers and Business OwnersThere are hundreds of frameworks and principles and suggestions for telling stories in your business, but in my experience, storytelling is more of a mindset or an approach than a sweet little set of rules. It’s continually asking yourself, is this the most interesting way that I can say this? …Storytelling8 min readStorytelling8 min read
Nov 25, 2021Member-onlyWhy You Need More Structure in Your LifeOur structures are what keep us sane — our systems, our routines, our frameworks. Yes, we need to break them now and again, stress-test them, step outside them, question, reevaluate. But for the most part, we need to exist inside some set of systems. You can set these up for…Routine1 min readRoutine1 min read
Nov 24, 2021Member-onlyIf You’re Stuck, Change Your ViewThere’s the view from the inside and the view from the outside.Stuck1 min readStuck1 min read
Nov 23, 2021Member-onlyThis is the Only Way to Produce High-Quality WorkThe road to quality is a road named quantity.Art1 min readArt1 min read
Nov 22, 2021Member-onlyThe One Thing You Should Do Before Everything ElseThere are a thousand things to do, to think about, to plan. None of them will turn out right unless you prioritise sleep first. Lack of sleep leads to high blood pressure, heart attack, diabetes, and stroke. It destroys your mood, your concentration, your motivation, your memory. You know this…Sleep2 min readSleep2 min read
Nov 19, 2021Member-onlyThe Best Way to Develop Real CreativityThe best way to get back to real creativity is to bring pencil to paper.Creativity1 min readCreativity1 min read
Nov 18, 2021Member-onlyAre You Focusing Too Much on Function?When we become hyper-focused on goals and habits and productivity and usefulness, we often neglect the things that inspire us, the things that draw us in and hold us there, the things we used to sink into and enjoy. Every act becomes a task, becomes something to tick off as…Art2 min readArt2 min read
