This morning I finished the final draft of my second novel. It’s done. I think. Or mostly done. So why don’t I feel like celebrating?
Writing
Story Holes Vs. Hunger
The main difference between story holes and story hunger is whether or not your reader can understand the story.
Books You Don’t Post on GoodReads
The books I don’t post on GoodReads are the ones whose titles tell the world too much about my personal life.
Lower the Bar
People sometimes ask how I manage to keep working when life gets in the way and they laugh when I tell them, truly: lower the bar.
Not Okay
I cannot sit by and watch kids get murdered. It’s not okay with me. And writing is about the only skill I have that I can apply to the problem.
ReMarkable 2 Tablet
It’s kind of like and ipad, but without all the apps, so every time I pick it up, I know I’m not going to get distracted. There’s no Twitter or Instagram or anything else for that matter. The surface is not backlit and so it looks more like paper, and the end of the “pen” is an eraser that works brilliantly.
Answered: For How Long Should I Meditate?
Do I have to meditate every day? For how long? Is five minutes enough? These are questions I get all the time.