ByJustin Cox The Writing Cooperative’s community has thousands of members. We encourage new people to introduce themselves upon joining. I often see an introduction explain the person writes, but doesn’t publish. The most common reason: fear. Hitting the publish button is scary. Opening ourselves up to criticism, ridicule, and rejection is not an easy thing to do….
ByJustin Cox The central conflict of Back to the Future is clear in the film’s title. Marty McFly needs Doc Brown to fix the time machine to get back to the future. This simple conflict plays out over the course of an hour and a half and can teach us a lot about writing conflict. You may…
ByJustin Cox The sun has gone down. The dog is hungry. So are you, but you don’t notice. You’ve lost all concept of time because you’re completely focused on what you’re doing. Just one more paragraph, you tell yourself. Another ten minutes. Does this sound familiar? When we’re “in the zone”, it’s hard to focus on anything…
ByJustin Cox Are you new to Medium? Do you want to make the most of your new account and start writing and making money? This is the guide you need.
ByJustin Cox Repeating something twenty-one times develops a new habit. Want to teach a child to brush their teeth before bed every night? Help them remember on twenty-one consecutive nights and a habit will form. At the beginning of this new year, make a resolution to create a daily writing habit that will also develop your storytelling…
ByJustin Cox Abstract is a documentary series that features creatives in various fields. The second episode focuses on Tinker Hatfield, Nike’s VP of Design and Special Projects. Tinker has worked at Nike for years and created fifteen to twenty versions of the Jordan line and brought the Back to the Future shoes to life. What does designing…
ByJustin Cox A few days ago a story popped into my feed explaining how to make $500 writing on Medium. Cynicism forced me to see what kind of “advice” was being invented. The sum total was: Follow everyone and hope they follow you back Pay for the author’s Medium course to know the rest Exactly as I…
