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How I Use My Ears To Be More Productive

Ghostwriting pros and cons. Is it worthwhile or soul-destroying?

Inspired By Silicon Valley, I Now Want To Be A Quirky Coder. Hello Python!

How To Escape The Per-Word Trap And Make Real Money As A Writer

The Penguin: A Brutal Descent Into Gotham’s Really Grim Underworld

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Switching Focus To Short Stories To Make A Fortune

AI Writes Poor Prose – Use It To Fix Procrastination

The White Lotus Season 3 is in stunning Thailand, where I live. Is it realistic?

Don’t Watch The Fantastic ‘The White Lotus’ On A Plane!

Scheduled Tasks On ChatGPT Is Actually Pretty Cool

Fantastic tunes to listen to help write more and focus

I’m now addicted to Dredge and Balatro

After Career Advice From ChatGPT I’m Trying Something Drastic

The Occult – Rankin, Lovecraft, And Marenghi Are Warping My Mind

The most depressing day annually, and weird Christmas traditions

Next year, I am improving my chess skills. Here’s how

To Monetize Or Not? Reaching An Astonishing 100 Subscribers On Substack

From Zork to AI Dungeon: How AI is Revolutionizing Interactive Text Adventures

How to be more productive when writing – great music and apps!

Getting Substack subscribers and changing writing focus

How I Use My Ears To Be More Productive

Ghostwriting pros and cons. Is it worthwhile or soul-destroying?

Inspired By Silicon Valley, I Now Want To Be A Quirky Coder. Hello Python!

How To Escape The Per-Word Trap And Make Real Money As A Writer

The Penguin: A Brutal Descent Into Gotham’s Really Grim Underworld

books in black wooden book shelf

Switching Focus To Short Stories To Make A Fortune

AI Writes Poor Prose – Use It To Fix Procrastination

The White Lotus Season 3 is in stunning Thailand, where I live. Is it realistic?

Don’t Watch The Fantastic ‘The White Lotus’ On A Plane!

Scheduled Tasks On ChatGPT Is Actually Pretty Cool

Fantastic tunes to listen to help write more and focus

I’m now addicted to Dredge and Balatro

After Career Advice From ChatGPT I’m Trying Something Drastic

The Occult – Rankin, Lovecraft, And Marenghi Are Warping My Mind

The most depressing day annually, and weird Christmas traditions

Next year, I am improving my chess skills. Here’s how

To Monetize Or Not? Reaching An Astonishing 100 Subscribers On Substack

From Zork to AI Dungeon: How AI is Revolutionizing Interactive Text Adventures

How to be more productive when writing – great music and apps!

Getting Substack subscribers and changing writing focus

Monday, June 02, 2025

Tag: Medium

After Career Advice From ChatGPT I’m Trying Something Drastic
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After Career Advice From ChatGPT I’m Trying Something Drastic

ward 30/01/2025

I don’t use ChatGPT for writing, as the output is a bit bland. You can probably tell by my garbled syntax. Writing is also my livelihood, and I am mildly … Read More

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Is blogging dying or am I just not good at it?
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Is blogging dying or am I just not good at it?

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I started blogging and this website for a few reasons. One was that it was cathartic. I write for a variety of clients and they all require different tones, writing … Read More

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Going viral on Medium. How did it happen and can it be replicated?
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Going viral on Medium. How did it happen and can it be replicated?

ward 31/01/2021

Writing about going viral on Medium isn’t all just a big gloat, I swear. Not entirely, anyway. It is to encourage anyone who might be on Medium that one random … Read More

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Medium is suddenly better for me than Fiverr
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Medium is suddenly better for me than Fiverr

ward 22/12/2020

I recently wrote about which was better – Medium or Fiverr. My opinions have changed recently but partly that is because I am idle but also because the income from … Read More

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Fiverr versus Medium, who’s best for your side hustle?
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Fiverr versus Medium, who’s best for your side hustle?

ward 15/10/2020

Since I bravely stepped out into writing purely freelance, and not ‘for the man’, I’ve been doing a few side hustle jobs on Fiverr and Medium. This is mostly because … Read More

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Writing for Medium after 11 years of blogging

ward 22/01/2020

I have decided to write for Medium. It can’t hurt. I was a member anyway and decided to give it a bash after realising that The Word of Ward has … Read More

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