PinnedConventional 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 915Jan 915
Writing Style, and How to Get ItThoughts on “languaging” + an exercise for getting better at figurative language.Nov 203Nov 203
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 204Sep 204
The writing exercise that made my careerIf you’re not doing writing exercises, you probably haven’t discovered your best — and weirdest — ideas.Sep 5237Sep 5237
No, you don’t have to write a fast first draft.This advice is well-intentioned but untrue.Feb 261Feb 261
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 53Feb 53
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 2553Jan 2553
