July 2026
How to Achieve Your Writing Goals with 1% a Day
July 29, 2026 (05:20:46 pm)
Jen Phillips April explains how spending just 15 minutes a day (1% of your daily time) on small, consistent actions can help aspiring freelancers overcome overwhelm, build habits, and make substantial progress toward their career goals over time.
Success Story Interview: Kammy Thurman
July 26, 2026 (11:00:57 pm)
In this inspiring interview, 26-year copywriting veteran Kammy Thurman shares how leveraging her existing skills and personal passion for agriculture allowed her to pivot into sales enablement copywriting and unlock new revenue streams without starting her career from scratch.
Success Story Interview: Mindy McHorse
July 26, 2026 (10:15:41 pm)
This interview explores how Mindy McHorse traded an unfulfilling corporate job for a flexible, six-figure freelance copywriting career, sharing practical insights and inspiration for aspiring independent writers.
4 Reasons Why AI Won’t Steal Your Job as a Copywriter
July 16, 2026 (03:00:20 pm)
While AI can churn out average text, discover the four uniquely human "superpowers"—from genuine empathy to poetic rhythm—that keep great copywriters completely irreplaceable.
Winners of AWAI’s June New Writers Contest
July 15, 2026 (04:15:04 pm)
Congratulations to the winners of the June 2026 "The Writer’s Life" new writers contest!
Trained Copywriters Have a Strong Future in the AI Era
July 15, 2026 (03:35:13 pm)
While AI has mastered the art of the average, find out why it completely fails at high-converting sales copy—and why the emotional complexity of a trained human copywriter is more irreplaceable than ever.
PLAYBACK: How to Write the “King of All Copy Projects” in Five Days
July 14, 2026 (03:02:27 pm)
Out of every project you could get paid to write, ONE stands head and shoulders above the rest. In this exclusive training, AWAI President Rebecca Matter and top copywriter Guillermo Rubio reveal the most valuable copy project in our industry and how you can write it in record time, regardless of your experience level.
Success Story Interview: Guillermo Rubio
July 13, 2026 (04:00:58 pm)
In this interview, veteran direct-response copywriter Guillermo Rubio explains that exceptional copywriting relies on deep strategic thinking, audience understanding, and relentless curiosity rather than just word choice, emphasizing that writers who master these mental frameworks will always remain invaluable even as AI tools evolve.
July Issue: New Writing Contest and Much More…
July 11, 2026 (03:02:40 am)
This month, we’re celebrating Nick Usborne — one of the original architects of online copywriting and proof that a happy writing life is entirely possible. It’s also full of enlightening articles and much more…
Success Story Interview: Jen Adams
July 07, 2026 (05:33:19 am)
Discover how writer Jen Adams successfully navigated a non-linear career across copywriting, ghostwriting, and thriller fiction by treating every project as a stackable skill and staying open to unexpected opportunities.
