My father ran a unit of 50 soldiers with no fixed hours, and it worked only because home was looked after. Most of us do not get that. Here is what to do instead.

A writer who grew up moving around India finds "What do you do?" hard to answer. A reflection on work, identity and small talk.

On a day when I did not feel like writing, I kept my 30-day promise anyway. Here is what the avoiding taught me about getting started.

Art school warned that writers never earn a living. Here is why the starving artist story is a myth, and how to practise in public and get paid.

Asking for favours rarely works. Here are six steps, drawn from the psychology of persuasion, for turning a no into your first big yes.

Why headlines matter, and how to write ones that get read, using Joe Sugarman’s rule, the 50–50 rule and the Four U’s.

Ads are fading. Here is why content marketing suits small businesses, and three things to keep in mind when building a content strategy.

Copywriting and content marketing overlap more than most people think. Here is why small businesses get more from combining them.

A personal story about two kinds of love, and what listening before offering a solution means for the content you write.

Five lessons from a few years of freelance writing, from publishing consistently to communicating clearly with clients.