General Writing Advice, part 2
To continue the discussion I began last week about general writing advice, I offer the following narrative, which concerns two suggestions: that we need to allow ourselves to write badly, […]
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The Book on Dating and Writing, part 1
General writing advice is probably as useful as general dating advice, though to be honest, I didn’t do much dating in high school. So I really can’t say much about it. […]
On the Latest News of Our Mortality
My first reaction to learning that twelve people had been murdered while watching a Batman movie at a theatre in Aurora, Colorado, was not to write a blog. I felt […]
Revision/Repentance: Sorting Through a Contrast
This past week involved a struggle with a writing project. I’m working on a novel, and after getting some great feedback on it last week (see last blog), I found myself going […]
Typing in the Dark
Recently, I sat down at my computer in the dark, turned it on, and, when prompted, started to type in my password. I couldn’t see where I’d placed my fingers […]