Hey Reader, You can order an Uber in 2 minutes, a meal in 15, and swipe for a date in seconds. Your favorite show drops all at once, and your news feed refreshes before you finish reading it. Modern life has been engineered so you never have to wait for anything. And then, in the middle of all of it, the fastest-growing game on the internet made you stop after five minutes. One puzzle. One shot. See you tomorrow. No exceptions. By making you wait 24 hours for your next turn, Wordle was an...
4 months agoΒ β’Β 3 min read
Hey Reader, It's been two weeks since AQ hit the shelves, and I am still blown away by the response. Hundreds of people showed up to events in-person, and thousands took the Archetypes quiz! It was the most meaningful week of my life, because in a rare instance, my work, personal life, and family seemed completely aligned as my husband and daughter stood by my side at my Miami book reading. "AQ! AQ!" my two-year-old said over and over in her little voice, picking up on the topic of...
4 months agoΒ β’Β 2 min read
Hi Reader, After nearly four years in the making, today, my second book, AQ, is out everywhere. For anyone reading this who has ever embarked on a long-term project, I'd be remiss not to share some of the bumps in the road I've encountered while writing this book. This is a peek behind the curtain, which I think is important, because it normalizes the highs and lows of long-term creative work. The Bumps π§ Bad Brainstorms π€¦βοΈ I first had the idea for AQ while writing my first book in 2022. I...
5 months agoΒ β’Β 2 min read
Liz Tran JANUARY 13, 2026 Gifts & Invitations π π β "The writer: Someone who spends a lifetime in solitude for the sake of communication." - Jason Love Invitations π Writing is an inherently lonely endeavor, and particularly so for me. For both my books, I've cut out all social activities completely while I'm actively writing, so by the end of every book process, I am weirder, interpersonally starved, and socially awkward. Now that the book is done, all I want is to be around other people....
6 months agoΒ β’Β 3 min read
Liz Tran DECEMBER 30, 2025 The Secret to Perfect Timing β I want to tell you a story about ego and hubris β but really, itβs a story about timing. At one point in my career, I worked for a late-stage tech startup that everyone was obsessed with. We were the βprettiest girl at the dance" with the best product, 5x annual revenue growth, and hundreds of employees in a dozen countries. At one point, the CEO got an offer to sell for $750 million, but he turned it down. βThis is a billion-dollar...
6 months agoΒ β’Β 3 min read