By Russell Smith Early this year, my business coach took me through a meditation. After inviting me to sit up straight and plant my feet on the floor, he began: “I want you to go back to when you were five years old. Remember how carefree you were when you

By DJ May I once dated a man nicknamed “McLovin.” Yes, he bore an unfortunate resemblance to the “Superbad” character with the fake ID. What’s worse? He didn’t make up for the lack of good looks with a shimmering personality. He leaned sinister, wrapping me in wrought words

By Minnow Park I was listening to an Ocean Vuong interview the other day, and at one point he said he isn’t comfortable calling himself a writer. (If you don’t know his work, his novel just sold one million copies in 40 languages and he’s a MacArthur

By Caryn Tan Writing is one of those things that seems so easy but try making it a habit. It feels like repetitively chasing someone who is just not interested. Or at least, that’s how it feels to me! Reflecting on my journey, here are some of the things

Foster is on a mission to make editorial and collaborative support accessible to all writers. We envision a world where every writer is empowered to tell the stories most important to them. Where ideas find their highest expression through human collaboration. And where the lone genius myth yields to the

Writer, speaker, and podcaster Jay Acunzo recently said something really nice about Foster: Writers, marketers, & the quality-obsessed: the company that excites me most right now is @0xFoster. I've seen what @stewfortier & co are building to help us improve quality. It's not "AI-assisted brand voice blah blah." It's not SEO. It's

Many people spend their time online trying to get as much attention as possible; I refer to them as “posters.” Becoming a poster and making a living doing it (like an influencer or content creator) has become the new American dream. However, this doesn’t mean it’s good or