Archive - The Cranky Guide

May 2025

Cranky Guide Writing "Hour": 1,000 Words of Summer Edition

With some write-ins for free subscribers!

May 30 •

How to Finish an Article-in-Progress

What happens when you're hired to finish a piece another writer began?

May 29 •

It's My Birthday. Here's 20% Off

One more week to take advantage of the Get Out of DOGE Sale

May 24 •

Get 20% Off Annual and Monthly Plans Until May 31

Benefits range from access to pitches to getting petty revenge on a former boss

May 16 •

How I Turned My Personal Story Into a Universal One To Sell My Book: Ruthie Ackerman

Another story about never writing for market trends, even when you hit a market trend

May 15

Why Even Make This: Finding Spiritual & Practical Meaning in the Creative Process

It's not that deep, but it also kind of is????

May 8 •

Announcing the May 2025 Mini-Salon!

If you've ever wondered "WHAT'S THE POINT?", this is the space for you

May 5 •

Cranky Guide Writing "Hour" May 2025

We're bringing it to Hump Day

May 4 •

But I Never Wanted to Be a Journalist

Are you questioning your writing career too?

May 3

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