The sheer joy of writing made her do it — Stephen King writes for four hours daily, while Murakami writes for five. Everybody’s writing schedules are different. Meanwhile, Danielle Steel writes for 20 hours. Yep, you read the previous sentence right. The bestselling author mentioned in the Oprah Daily she has written between 20–22 hours. …

There are deeper secrets the other articles are not telling you — To become a millionaire, you must wake up at 5 am, drink blessed lemon water, take a freezing shower, and meditate for two hours? Wait, there must be more. Surely, Warren Buffett doesn’t do these rituals every day. You have probably stumbled upon dozens of “Millionaire Habits” articles listing famous…

It’s more eventful. — Hands down, I’d rather be a full-time creator than a full-time consumer. I prefer writing six hours a day instead of sitting in front of a television screen for so long. I admit , I played Skyrim for over nine hours one time. I felt like I had nothing else…

Ever since I watched Home Alone (1990) as a kid, I thought acting was a great career choice. You can play fun movie roles, wear pretty dresses, and walk the red carpet meeting your favorite celebrities. I didn’t care much for the fame. I was more excited about living in…

Every writer has a unique writing voice. Are you familiar with yours? Your writing style is the sum of your inner expressions and thoughts. How you write is how you speak without speaking at all. Get it? Your readers will recognize your writing voice right away whenever you publish something…

According to legend, an excavator and his companions followed a mysterious woman to the ancient Mayan ruins known as Xunantunich. Once the woman turned around, she stared at the crew with her glowing red eyes and disappeared. Can you imagine how freaked out these guys were? Who was the ghostly…

Ugh, what is this? Another “How to Write___ Words in ___ Minutes” Medium article? *hack* *barf* I know, I know. Please hear me out for a few good minutes. I am only sharing because this has been a peak moment for me. Despite the many years I’ve been a writer…

I didn’t think adults would be so livid over little ol’ me wanting to marry an Asian man. I was a huge nerd for Chinese culture when I was about eight years old. …

Were you born on Christmas Day? I’m sorry to inform you might be a werewolf (if you didn’t know by now). According to old Italian superstitions, people born on December 25 at the stroke of midnight had an unpleasant future. Boys would become werewolves while girls turned into witches. Don’t…