I Just Finished Writing an 80,000-word Novel…on My Phone

How I Learned to Give Up the “Preciousness” of My Writing Practice

Erik Devaney
The Startup
Published in
6 min readOct 26, 2021

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Right now, at this very moment, I am sitting on the couch, writing this story on my phone. My toddler is on my lap. Daniel Tiger is on TV, imploring us to close our eyes, snuggle, and take deep breaths.

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Erik Devaney
The Startup

Full-time stay-at-home dad, part-time ghostwriter, retired pub musician, recovering marketer