Indie author, blogger, freelance writer | Friend of animals | Coffee junkie — I’ve been on Medium for a year and a half and I still haven’t introduced myself to you! Maybe it’s about time I did. On Medium I write about: relationships, ADHD, money/income/side gigs, fiction, life, mindfulness, and many other topics. My writing is personal; if that’s not your thing you…

And it’s not by writing more! — Passive income isn’t always passive — it takes work and effort. But there’s one thing you can do to earn more money when you’re doing things like writing articles on Medium, blogging, or creating YouTube videos. It’s affiliate marketing. One link added to your article, blog post, or YouTube video…

I’ve come to terms with the fact that I will likely work an EDJ for the foreseeable future. — My goal is to work a day job for the next 8 years and then retire/semi-retire by the time I’m 60. I feel like that’s a reasonable goal. But, in order to retire/semi-retire when I’m 60 and not put in a claim for OAS (old age security for you non-Canadians)…

I just need to figure out what is going to work for me and my goals! — Wow, last month I really let things slide…. On this account (the Medium account I’ll republish this on), I published one article. On my other (Medium) account, I published one article — basically to say I wasn’t going to be publishing for a while. Yet, I still made $45–50 between…

Don’t we all need a break to reflect once in a while? — Maybe you’ve noticed that I haven’t published anything in a while. I didn’t even complete my 90 posts in 30 days challenge. At least not here. Between this account and my other account I came close. But I didn’t get to 90 posts. That’s ok. I’ve been taking some time…

Novels aren’t the only way to go! — If you’ve always wanted to make a living from writing and you’ve been thinking about writing a book, you may find the entire process very intimidating. There’s a lot to learn about publishing on Amazon (or any other platform really) and becoming an indie author. Besides all the things you…

Why stop at making money from a story only once? — One thing I love about writing for myself is that I completely own my content. I can do whatever I want with it. I can publish it once and then move on (and sometimes this is the right choice for a particular piece). Or I can find another way to…

Could it bring higher earnings? — This month I’m trying a different tactic — 90 articles in 30 days. Others have said it worked for them. But what if it doesn’t? I’ve considered starting a new Medium account and just starting over from scratch. There are perks to this. For one, I could choose a niche…

You’re not going to believe what I got paid to write about — A long, long time ago (ok, somewhere around 25 years ago) I was new to the idea that people could make money from writing. Not just be being a journalist or a book author. Almost anyone could make money by writing online! My mind was blown. I wrote for a…