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
Category Archives: Writing
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
Platform, explained and semi-embraced
Every industry has its buzzwords. “Platform” is a big one in the book publishing business. It’s easy to loathe but I think it’s also misunderstood. …Read More
Looking for a good fall read?
I love fall. Yesterday, driving to pick up my son at swimming, I was so taken with the slanted early evening light reflecting off the …Read More
Can you really spend just 20 hours a week on core production?
I’ve been writing about how to construct the perfect 40-hour workweek. (Key line: create a career that’s on fire without you getting burned out!). I …Read More
Gearing up for NaNoWriMo
Last year I participated in National Novel Writing Month, or “NaNoWriMo” for short. This is a massive phenomenon where people commit to writing 50,000 words …Read More
And we’re back again!
And we’re back again! Thanks for visiting my blog. If you’ve visited in the last 10 days or so, you may have gotten some sort of …Read More
The internship skill I use daily
It’s intern season, which means that offices everywhere are filled with an uncharacteristic number of young people seeing what office life is all about. No …Read More