The Man Who Understood What Stories Are For
Remembering L. Alan Cruikshank, founder of the Fountain Hills Times, and the lessons he taught about community journalism.
The Death of Craft? Not on Our Watch
A rallying cry for writers in an age of AI slop. Why human storytelling still matters more than ever.
From Draft to Depth: A Writer's Real Process
Behind the scenes of real story development: outlining, rewriting, questioning, and what our platform's tools can (and can't) do to help.
Human-Augmented Writing
How to augment your skill set using our platform as a writer's support tool, without losing your soul or your story.
My Experience at a Small Town Newspaper
In 1987, at just 19 years old, I joined the staff of the Fountain Hills Times in Arizona as a phototypesetter operator.
The Rise of AI Slop (and How to Avoid It)
How low-effort AI content is flooding the market, and how real writers can stand apart by doubling down on craft.
The Writing Life
Why we built MyVoiceWriter for writers like you. Because you should never feel hollow praise for words that aren't yours.
Tools Don't Make the Writer
Modern writing tools are just tools. It's how you wield them that determines whether you're producing content or creating literature.
Voice, Not Volume: Winning the War for Attention
Why connection beats content velocity and how writers can win by slowing down, not speeding up.
Why Writers Still Matter
In an era of infinite content, it's human insight, empathy, and courage that readers crave. Here's why that won't change.
Writing in the Shadow of the Machine
What happens to creativity when algorithms dominate the conversation? Reclaiming your writer's identity in an AI-saturated world.