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Feb 7, 2025

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Reading list
Ryan Holiday
If You Only Read A Few Books In 2025, Read These​I can’t predict the future, so I don’t know what the year will bring, but I feel pretty confident in predicting that 2025 will be…
Jan 20
52
Jan 20
52
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Writers Orbit
by
blogginglen.com
Got TikTok?Get mutch more engagement by doing this 1 thing.
Feb 4
1
Feb 4
1
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The Generator
by
Thomas Smith
The Concerning Truth Behind OpenAI’s $200/Month ChatGPT Pro PlanHuman workers, beware
Dec 19, 2024
65
Dec 19, 2024
65
In
The Generator
by
Linda Caroll
I Don’t Know How To Make You Care What ChatGPT Is Quietly DoingOver half of the internet is now AI generated text
Jan 1
684
Jan 1
684
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Thought Thinkers
by
Janice Harayda
When Should You Stop Reading A Book?Here’s how I made the call on Percival Everett’s ‘James,’ a National Book Award winner and Pulitzer frontrunner
Dec 29, 2024
105
Dec 29, 2024
105
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Thought Thinkers
by
Janice Harayda
What Nobody Tells You About Those Year’s-Best-Books ListsWhy I refused to do them when I edited the book section of a large U.S. newspaper
Dec 16, 2024
62
Dec 16, 2024
62
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Behind The Words
by
The writer's path
Bluesky Is Amazing For WritersAnother Place To Build Your Empire
Nov 28, 2024
223
Nov 28, 2024
223
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Said Differently
by
R C Hammond 😎 TWM
One Who Does Not Defend Their Honor Has NoneDo you have mettle, too?
Dec 7, 2024
43
Dec 7, 2024
43
Ryan Holiday
29 Lessons From 150+ Million Podcast DownloadsIn one of his most famous letters to Lucilius, Seneca gives a pretty simple prescription for the good life. “Each day,” he wrote, “acquire…
Nov 11, 2024
36
Nov 11, 2024
36
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The Book Cafe
by
Linda Caroll
Write For The Book CaféA publication for book lovers where there’s no rejection and no waiting to get published. Here’s how to join.
Jan 16, 2022
579
Jan 16, 2022
579
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The Creative Collective
by
Diane Wilder
3 Tips from a Fiction Writing JudgeHow to improve the quality of your story and writing.
Oct 14, 2024
53
Oct 14, 2024
53
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Practice in Public
by
Derek Hughes
I Gained 15,000 Followers With These 3 Dead Simple StepsHow I get 1000 a day to read my words
Oct 17, 2024
636
Oct 17, 2024
636
In
The Generator
by
Linda Caroll
How To Protect Your Writing From ChatGPT and Other AI BotsHere’s why you need to and I promise, it’s not hard or scary
Oct 25, 2024
213
Oct 25, 2024
213
Mark Manson
5 Massive Books That Are Worth Your TimeI love massive books. Books so big, like bricks, you could drown yourself in a pool with them if you’re not careful. It’s not a healthy…
Oct 14, 2024
183
Oct 14, 2024
183
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Pitfall
by
Smillew Rahcuef
I Don’t Make Money from My Self-Published BookMonthly Recurring Revenues: $0.00
Sep 5, 2024
145
Sep 5, 2024
145
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Write A Catalyst
by
James Presbitero Jr.
Editors, Stop Using AI Checkers to See if Your Writers Are “Cheating”!Has this ever happened to you?
Sep 20, 2024
169
Sep 20, 2024
169
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The Writing Cooperative
by
Brendan Charles.
If You Write It, They Won’t Come (But Here’s How You Make Them)The biggest lie they sold you about building an audience
Sep 29, 2024
41
Sep 29, 2024
41
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The Writing Cooperative
by
Lou Gibbons
Books are Judged on their CoversHow to get it right
Sep 23, 2024
45
Sep 23, 2024
45

Reading list

If You Only Read A Few Books In 2025, Read These​

I can’t predict the future, so I don’t know what the year will bring, but I feel pretty confident in predicting that 2025 will be…

Got TikTok?

Get mutch more engagement by doing this 1 thing.

The Concerning Truth Behind OpenAI’s $200/Month ChatGPT Pro Plan

Human workers, beware

I Don’t Know How To Make You Care What ChatGPT Is Quietly Doing

Over half of the internet is now AI generated text

When Should You Stop Reading A Book?

Here’s how I made the call on Percival Everett’s ‘James,’ a National Book Award winner and Pulitzer frontrunner

What Nobody Tells You About Those Year’s-Best-Books Lists

Why I refused to do them when I edited the book section of a large U.S. newspaper

Bluesky Is Amazing For Writers

Another Place To Build Your Empire

One Who Does Not Defend Their Honor Has None

Do you have mettle, too?

29 Lessons From 150+ Million Podcast Downloads

In one of his most famous letters to Lucilius, Seneca gives a pretty simple prescription for the good life. “Each day,” he wrote, “acquire…

Write For The Book Café

A publication for book lovers where there’s no rejection and no waiting to get published. Here’s how to join.

3 Tips from a Fiction Writing Judge

How to improve the quality of your story and writing.

I Gained 15,000 Followers With These 3 Dead Simple Steps

How I get 1000 a day to read my words

How To Protect Your Writing From ChatGPT and Other AI Bots

Here’s why you need to and I promise, it’s not hard or scary

5 Massive Books That Are Worth Your Time

I love massive books. Books so big, like bricks, you could drown yourself in a pool with them if you’re not careful. It’s not a healthy…

I Don’t Make Money from My Self-Published Book

Monthly Recurring Revenues: $0.00

Editors, Stop Using AI Checkers to See if Your Writers Are “Cheating”!

Has this ever happened to you?

If You Write It, They Won’t Come (But Here’s How You Make Them)

The biggest lie they sold you about building an audience

Books are Judged on their Covers

How to get it right

Mike Slavin

If You Only Read A Few Books In 2025, Read These