Published in Better Marketing·PinnedMember-onlyIncrease Your Article Views 25% By Writing For a 6th Grade Reading LevelReasons and tips for writing at a lower reading level — If you’re anything like me and are obsessed with getting more eyeballs on your articles, then this post might help you with that. We often read a lot about various tricks of the trade to help our stories and articles perform better. …Writing5 min readWriting5 min read
PinnedMember-onlyTwo Secret Tax Loopholes the Rich Use to Save BillionsAllow me to introduce you to Johnny Boom — Let me tell you a story. Johnny Boom was born in 1960 to incredibly wealthy parents. …Society6 min readSociety6 min read
Published in Feedium·PinnedMember-onlyThe Ultimate List of Popular Banned Books You Should Read in 2023Including their book summaries and why they were idiotically banned — The famous author Salman Rushdie once said, “What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.” His words came from experience. The author’s controversial book — The Satanic Verses — resulted in protests around the world, multiple assassination attempts on his life, and murders of…Books16 min readBooks16 min read
PinnedMember-onlyI Lived With a Serial Killer for 10 Years and Didn’t Know itRecounting the scariest part of my childhood — He preferred to be called T. He’d get immediately soured if you referred to him by anything else. But we all loved him nonetheless. T loved listening to 90s grunge music, binge eating on Friday nights, and having long conversations with friends who didn’t always listen to what he’d have…This Happened To Me5 min readThis Happened To Me5 min read
15 hours agoMember-onlyWhat is Imagery Anyways? How to Awaken Your Reader’s SensesTransform your writing with the magic of sensory language and vivid details — Writing is an art, and like any art form, it takes time, practice, and dedication to master. One aspect of writing that can be particularly challenging, yet incredibly rewarding when done well, is the use of imagery. Now, you might be wondering what exactly is imagery in writing and how…Writing Tips7 min readWriting Tips7 min read
6 days agoMember-onlyPaper Websites, Lovely Russians, and Crazy EyesThe Pryor Week #1 — Hey peeps! This is the first iteration of a series I publish on my Substack, Pryor Thoughts. I’ve got a bunch of them now so figured I’d start sharing them over here on Medium, too. Why? Because I could really use the extra $0.53 it’ll earn me. Wooooo! Anyway, if…Culture4 min readCulture4 min read
Mar 16Member-onlyWhat’s New on ChatGPT 4?A quick update on what’s new with OpenAI’s latest generation of writing AI — With its improved capabilities and innovative features, GPT-4 promises to revolutionize the way we approach natural language processing. In this post, we’ll dive into the details of what’s new with GPT-4 and how you can start using it today. TLDR — Chat GPT-4 Features Summarized You can only use it if you’re a ChatGPT Plus subscriber…Artificial Intelligence3 min readArtificial Intelligence3 min read
Mar 16Member-onlyHow Do Prompt Tokens Work in ChatGPT AI Writer?A simple guide — How Do Prompt Tokens Work in ChatGPT? Have you ever wondered how ChatGPT understands and processes the prompts you provide? One important aspect of this is prompt tokens. Prompt tokens are pieces of words that are generated when ChatGPT processes the input. These tokens can include trailing spaces and even sub-words, and are language-dependent. For instance, Spanish…Artificial Intelligence3 min readArtificial Intelligence3 min read
Mar 14Member-onlyI Love Weird Names In TaiwanWho wouldn’t? — There’s a unique pleasure from living in Asia all these years. Names. From friends choosing such awesome English names as “Sandwich” and “Meatball” and being placed on their business cards to $200 million massive complexes and malls being named “Taiwan Spinning” and “Amazing Hall” in giant letters above the street. …Travel2 min readTravel2 min read
Mar 13Member-onlyWho’s Saving What Exactly? All About Daylight Savings TimeA deep dive into the yearly hassle — Every week I go to call my parents and have to ask myself, “Are they on weird time or normal?” That’s because I live in Taiwan, a country that stopped using DST way back in 1979, and my parents reside way over the ocean blue in Canada. …Culture10 min readCulture10 min read
