What If Your Writing Could Help Someone?

What If Your Writing Could Help Someone?

December 15, 2025 · 11 min · Episode 332

About this episode

This episode discusses how writing can help others and offers insights into building a sustainable writing practice.

Hi writers! This week I'm sharing a surprising example of how writing (and writers) can help people in the real world, inspired by a project announced by Brandon Sanderson. It leads to one clear lesson about what it actually takes to build a sustainable writing life — especially if you want to write consistently, keep your momentum, and grow beyond the "solitary writer" myth. Plus: a quick writing prompt about conflict you can use right away.

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