As writers, there is no pressure to do our best work while we’re still young. Our work only gets better with age.
Writing
Honing Artistic Discernment
It’s not enough to say something isn’t working. Discernment is the first step in figuring out the problem so that we can fix it.
Writing As Meditation
Lately I’ve been blogging some about how mindfulness has helped me become a better writer, but saying I practice meditation is like a restaurant saying they serve food. Allow me […]
Happy Birthday to “142 Ostriches”
What I’m feeling on this, my book’s first birthday, is grateful. It’s been a hell of year to launch a debut, but I’m proud of the book I put into the world.
An At-Home Writing Retreat
I just wrapped up a COVID-style, week-long, at-home writing retreat and I got about two month’s worth of writing done. Highly recommend.
Longhand For Writers
Writing things longhand is great for generating ideas, but I find it takes several revisions to turn those ideas into stories.
The Best Books I Read in 2020
Here they are, in no particular order and with no regard to publication date. The best books I read in 2020