They said write a shitty first draft; they were wrong
The advice to “write a shitty first draft” has, until recently, been enough. No longer.
Writing Craft
How writing the absurd gets me back on track
There’s a handy-dandy exercise I turn to when I can’t get in the writing mood.
Things I learned reading (insert guilty secret)
What could possibly be so embarrassing but also teach one so much? You’ll just have to read to find out.
Focusing on the fiction itch
When you have to write you have to write. It’s in the bones!
Why I’m choosing to write without AI (even if it slows me down)
I’m worried about AI. Not about how it will take my job, though I’m not so naive to think…
What I learned working for a bestselling author
Few people have the opportunity to work with an author as thought-provoking, gentle, visionary and far-reaching in purpose as…
Unknotting a beautiful poem
How I untangle a beautiful poem to see how it’s made. Oh, and the beautiful poem itself.
How to write when you have no idea what to write
Writing is good, right? If you do it, it means you’re a writer. If you don’t, it means you’re…
Even for pro writers no punctuation is a-okay
My favorite, curl-in-the-couch-and-eat-ice-cream feeling blogs have one thing in common: they almost entirely ignore formal grammar and punctuation rules….