No cabin needed: How to write a book in 3 months while living your normal life
Writing a book seems like a big, intimidating project. But the truth is that it is a project like any other. There are ways to …Read More
Category Archives: Writing
A few weekend updates
Thank you to everyone who sent me kind wishes about my little guy. He seems to be doing better. A few more coughing fits but …Read More
My daily writing quotient
I think of myself as a writer, so I am always amazed how much of being a writer involves things other than writing. I generally …Read More
Revision for 3rd graders and others
I think all writers like talking about our processes. We are perhaps a fragile bunch, and talking about a process implies a seriousness that we …Read More
Squeezing in a micro-vacation during a work trip (plus sources for stories)
I’m writing this from Orlando where I went for an extremely quick speaking trip. I was in and out in one day. It makes for …Read More
The literary Advent calendar
Our “literary Advent calendar” made its first appearance last year. The idea is that for each pre-Christmas night of December (or of Advent, whichever) the …Read More
Finishing ahead of schedule
Distance running and long form writing can both be painful. They can also be fun. So I’m grateful, going into Thanksgiving week, that my two …Read More
The Norwegian secret to getting an article shared 300,000 times
I fancy myself a student of what gets attention on the internet. Beyond the obvious reasons (sex, violence, and cute animals doing adorable things), why …Read More
“That was my own little MFA” — novelist Camille Pagán on frustration and success
I got to know Camille Pagán years ago when we were both young writers in NYC. I profiled her for a City Journal article on …Read More
Notes on NaNoWriMo and pacing
I’m having fun with my NaNoWriMo novel. I started a fresh file and am writing from the beginning. While the characters are the same as …Read More