Relationships
Getting Out of a Relationship With Nowhere to Go
A practical, judgment-free guide to leaving when you have no money, no housing, and no obvious way out — what to plan, who to call, and how to take the first real step.
15 min read
A writer's field notes on being human
Honest writing for the hard, ordinary turns a life takes.
Love and doubt. Loss and the slow way back. The craft of putting it into words. Clear, well-sourced guides — no clichés, no easy answers.
Relationships
All Relationships →Relationships
How to Break Up With Someone You No Longer Love
A clear, compassionate guide to ending a relationship when the love is gone — how to be sure, what to say, and how to do it with as little cruelty as possible.
13 min read
Relationships
Getting Out of a Relationship With Nowhere to Go
A practical, judgment-free guide to leaving when you have no money, no housing, and no obvious way out — what to plan, who to call, and how to take the first real step.
15 min read
Relationships
Interfaith Marriage: Loving Across Different Beliefs
What to talk through before marrying someone of a different faith — from holidays and kids to family and the quiet work that makes it last.
14 min read
Relationships
Is My Husband Lying About Cheating? How to Tell
What the signs of deception actually mean, why behavior can mislead you, and how to move from suspicion to the truth without destroying yourself in the process.
14 min read
Life & Loss
All Life & Loss →Life & Loss
Should I Put My Dog to Sleep? A Compassionate Guide
How to weigh quality of life, recognise suffering, and make the euthanasia decision for a dog you love — without guilt.
16 min read
Life & Loss
Famous Introverts and the Traits That Define Them
What introversion really means, the traits that mark it, the personality types it maps to, and the well-known figures who quietly share it.
16 min read
Life & Loss
Living Alone After the Death of a Spouse
Practical and emotional guidance for surviving — and slowly rebuilding — life alone after your husband or wife dies.
17 min read
Life & Loss
Starting Over in Your 60s After Your Husband Dies
How an older widow rebuilds a life, an identity, and a future after losing her husband — honestly, and at her own pace.
17 min read
Writing
All Writing →Writing
How to Run More Than One Blog Without Burning Out
Practical ways to keep two or three blogs alive at once, from batching content to deciding which one to let rest.
7 min read
Writing
How New Freelance Writers Build Confidence
Practical ways to feel less like an impostor and more like a professional when you are just starting out as a freelance writer.
7 min read
Writing
Types of Feature Articles to Write for Magazines
A working guide to the main feature formats editors buy — profiles, how-tos, personal essays, trend pieces and more — and when to pitch each.
8 min read
Writing
Business Writing Jobs and Rates: What Writers Earn
What business writing actually involves, the kinds of clients who pay for it, and the rates a writer can realistically charge.
8 min read
Fertility
All Fertility →Fertility
How Infertility Can Affect Your Marriage
The strain infertility places on a couple, why partners often grieve differently, and ways to stay connected through a hard, uncertain process.
8 min read
Fertility
Foods That Support Sperm Count, Production and Motility
What the evidence actually says about diet and male fertility, and the foods most consistently linked to healthier sperm.
8 min read
Fertility
What Do My Sperm Test Results Mean?
A plain-language guide to reading a semen analysis: what each number measures, what counts as normal, and what to ask your doctor.
8 min read
Fertility
Tips for Improving Female Fertility and Getting Pregnant
Evidence-based, realistic steps that may support fertility, what timing actually matters, and when it's time to see a doctor.
9 min read
About this publication
The Adventurous Writer is a small editorial publication about the parts of life that are hard to talk about and easy to get wrong. It covers four overlapping territories: relationships and the doubt inside them; grief, loss, and the long way back from it; the craft and business of writing; and the trying-to-conceive years. What ties them together is not a topic but a stance — honest, plainly written, and unwilling to pretend the hard questions have easy answers.
Every guide here is researched before it is written. Where a piece touches health, safety, or a major decision, it is checked against published expertise and reputable organisations, and the key sources are listed so you can read further. The voice is deliberately third-person and free of false certainty: when the honest answer is 'it depends' or 'ask a professional who knows your situation,' the writing says exactly that. Nothing here is a substitute for a doctor, a veterinarian, a therapist, or a qualified professional — and the guides are clear about when to seek one.
You can read the publication however suits you. Some people arrive through a single guide that matches a hard week — a decision about a pet, a marriage in trouble, a first attempt at a pitch — and never see the rest. Others read across a whole section. Either way, the aim is the same: to make a difficult moment a little clearer and a little less lonely.
Questions & answers
Common questions
What is The Adventurous Writer about?
It is an editorial publication covering relationships, grief and loss, the writing life, and fertility — written plainly and researched carefully, for the ordinary hard moments those subjects involve.
Is the advice here professional or medical advice?
No. The guides are well-researched editorial writing, not a substitute for a doctor, therapist, veterinarian, or other qualified professional who knows your specific situation. They say so wherever a decision is medical, legal, or safety-related.
How is the writing researched?
Topics that touch health, safety, or major life decisions are written against published expertise and reputable organisations, with the key sources listed at the foot of each article. You can read more on the editorial standards page.
Who writes it?
It is written and edited as a publication rather than under personal bylines. The focus is on the usefulness and accuracy of each guide rather than on personalities.
How this is written
Every guide here is researched against published expertise and reputable organisations — and written plainly, for real situations.
Read the editorial standards