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Hi friends. I like to watch conversations between creative people who are not writers to see what translates across artistic mediums in terms of proces…

Oct 18

Hi friends. I’m three months out from publishing my book this week. The last time I published a book was fall 2019 when things were still the way they …

Oct 11

Hi friends. A friend called me the other day wanting to talk about writing. He had just finished the first draft of his first novel. He had a question,…

Sep 27

Hi friends. There are two questions I ask myself repeatedly about my writing until I’m so far along in a project I don’t need to ask them anymore. They…

Sep 20

(Apologies if you’ve already received this, let’s try this again.) Hi friends. At the café this morning the new barista was working. He had started jus…

Sep 14

Hi friends. According to the outage map I’ve been refreshing diligently for days, the power still isn’t on in my home, but I’m hoping that will change …

Sep 6

Hi friends. Living through a hurricane has nothing to do with writing. I am very good at always thinking about writing but I did not think about it muc…

Sep 1

Hi friends. The last trip I took just before the pandemic was to Los Angeles. I didn’t visit for work, like I usually did. Instead I went to see friend…

Aug 22

Hi friends. Sometimes, as creative people, we feel like we are not doing enough. Before I go any further, let us take a moment to acknowledge those of …

Aug 15

Hi friends. First, some housekeeping: A reminder that the Mini 1000 starts in one week, and you can sign up here. I’ll be working on that next week so …

Aug 1

Hi friends. I’m in an enjoyable state with my current project. I’m reading early in the mornings, around 6 AM, and then writing in my journal at a café…

Jul 26

Hi friends. After I sent off the email with the last little handful of changes on my memoir to my editor’s assistant yesterday — along with an apology,…

Jul 21

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