Archive - Medium Cool

Are You Afraid of New Beginnings?

Figuring out when it's time to revisit your opening line

Feb 16 • Emily Schultz

WRITE WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW

Don’t be afraid to learn through your writing

Feb 9 • Emily Schultz

THE ICEBERG THEORY

When is a simple writing rule too simple?

Feb 2 • Emily Schultz

January 2026

THE WORST WRITING ADVICE EVER

It’s time to protect the darlings

Jan 26 • Emily Schultz

MAKE AN AGREEMENT WITH CHAOS

How to write when you just want to scream

Jan 19 • Emily Schultz

DO YOU HAVE COMPLETION ANXIETY?

How to know when your book is done and how to cope with it being over

Jan 12 • Emily Schultz

RETURN OF THE LIVING BLONDES

What if you made a podcast series about a fictional pandemic and then a real pandemic happened?

Jan 6 • Brian J Davis and Emily Schultz

ARE YOU BEING A LITERARY HOARDER?

A new year is a good time to declutter your writing

Jan 5 • Emily Schultz

December 2025

DO YOU LACK CHARACTER?

How to give readers what they need from characters

Dec 15, 2025 • Emily Schultz

OUR YEAR OF SPLAT SCARES AND RELAXATION

From Hot Frankenstein to spy dinner parties, we actually saw new movies for fun in 2025

Dec 12, 2025 • Brian J Davis and Emily Schultz

THE GIRL IN THE ROOM ON THE TRAIN WHO COULD NOT TITLE HER NOVEL

Is your title doing all the lifting it can do?

Dec 8, 2025 • Emily Schultz

MAKE TIME FOR THE SHIT WORK

Writing, like any job, has its less glamorous moments

Dec 1, 2025 • Emily Schultz

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