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 11A response icon5Mar 11A response icon5
Published inBabelWriting Style, and How to Get ItThoughts on “languaging” + an exercise for getting better at figurative language.Nov 20, 2024A response icon6Nov 20, 2024A response icon6
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, 2024A response icon5Sep 20, 2024A response icon5
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, 2024A response icon380Sep 5, 2024A response icon380
No, you don’t have to write a fast first draft.This advice is well-intentioned but untrue.Feb 26, 2024A response icon2Feb 26, 2024A response icon2
“Every book is the wreck of a perfect idea.”(Is it though?) Feb 14, 2024A response icon3Feb 14, 2024A response icon3
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, 2024A response icon3Feb 5, 2024A response icon3
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, 2024A response icon64Jan 25, 2024A response icon64
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, 2024A response icon15Jan 9, 2024A response icon15
