A comic —

On hyperbolic promises — Here are some things that are life-changing: Getting cancer. Becoming homeless. Stepping on a landmine. Finding the love of your life. Getting a screaming pooping gremlin (a.k.a. a child). Here are some things that are not life-changing: Writing on horseback. Writing on rooftops. Writing underwater. Writing underground. Writing online. And…

And how to slow it down —

Don’t be afraid of reinventing yourself — Poetry, comics, novels, erotica, drama, scripts, travelogues, lyrics, tutorials, opinions, fiction, nonfiction, and on and on. There are countless types of writing you could write and that you’ve never written before. Likewise, there are just as many writing styles you could adopt and that you’ve never given a go either…

And why the returns are potentially huge! — “Yeah, motherf*****s! LET’S DO THIS!” Do what? “Blow all the money on travel, of course! You only live once! YOLO! Carpe diem! Carp fish! Travel is an investmeeeeeeeeeeent!!!!! Hawaii, here I come!!!!! Wohooooo!!!!!!” Okay. Hold on a sec. Let me stop you right there. And please put that godawful Hawaiian…

Or how to make your writing less dull — The golden rule of humor is quite simple: if they laugh, it’s funny. Unfortunately, though, it’s actually not that easy to make someone laugh, especially a stranger. I mean, back in the day when the world was still black-and-white and sound hadn’t been invented yet, all you needed was a…

Take at least a month off and just go — Here, check this out: Explosive diarrhea (a.k.a. Delhi belly, Montezuma’s revenge, or the Aztec two-step). Car, sea, and camel riding sickness. Being stuck with one’s face under someone’s sweaty armpit in a tiny bus with 279 other people, 44 chickens, and a goat. Having to constantly lug around a backpack…