Get the DamnWords on the Damn PageRumor has it some people just…start writing. But some of us have to trick our brains into it, and I have sooo many tricks.Mar 112Mar 112
Published inBabelWriting Style, and How to Get ItThoughts on “languaging” + an exercise for getting better at figurative language.Nov 20, 20246Nov 20, 20246
I dare you to try my go-to writing exercises.Join this Zoom workshop — or catch the replay — and discover the joys of inviting the unknown into your work.Sep 20, 20245Sep 20, 20245
The writing exercise that made my careerIf you’re not doing writing exercises, you probably haven’t discovered your best — and weirdest — ideas.Sep 5, 2024343Sep 5, 2024343
No, you don’t have to write a fast first draft.This advice is well-intentioned but untrue.Feb 26, 20241Feb 26, 20241
The opening scene of your novel only has one job.Writers obsess about getting their openings right, and for good reason. They’re really important! I obsess about them myself, writing…Feb 5, 20243Feb 5, 20243
How prioritizing *play* in my writing gave me my career…what I want to share here is the extent to which I credit an intentional practice of playful writing exercise for my career.Jan 25, 202463Jan 25, 202463
Conventional Writing Advice Isn’t for EveryoneIf I’d forced myself to follow the most common writing advice, I’d never have finished a novel. Here I am, ten books later, doing it my…Jan 9, 202415Jan 9, 202415
