Editing Promises

Editing Promises

I’m in the process of making notes on my novel, having just finished reading through and heavily editing a printed version of it. I thought I’d share a discipline I’ve imposed on myself during this process in hopes it might be of use to you as it’s turned out to be...
Go Into Airplane Mode!

Go Into Airplane Mode!

I’m sitting miles above the flat rectangles and wrinkled skin of California, my small plastic tray out, tea on one side, view of the earth on the other. My device is in airplane mode–no new text messages, emails, status updates, Google searches. The engine makes...
Permission

Permission

Perhaps the most important gift we can give ourselves as writers is permission. Permission to try, permission to fail, permission to say something forbidden or ugly or embarrassing or painful, permission to soar. Permission to be important, for the writing and our...
Desire, Part Two

Desire, Part Two

Last week I wrote about Desire in story. It might be helpful to think about your desire to write, as well. How much do you want it? What’s in its way? How do you support it? Think about how you feel when you love it, when you sneak in the time for it because you are...
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