The first story I ever wrote was about a young girl who was playing badminton out in the street and then got lost in a…
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It’s both unthinkable, and the only thing I can think to do. Let me preface by saying that I’m safe. I’m in Western Europe, and…
I’m currently taking part in the Creative Focus Workshop created and taught by Jessica Abel, and this post is the result of trying to summarize…
This is a spoiler-free review for the opening chapters of The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes by Francesca Burke. You…
This past week I’ve done something I haven’t done in years: submit a job application. I’ve always royally sucked at applying for jobs. My first…
Featured image by Drew Coffman This week, my editing efforts seemed to have run into a brick wall when my approach to a (by design)…
Let me preface by saying that I’m very skeptical of self-help books and writing advice. Books that combine both tend to be on my permanent…
This is the kind of thing you do at the end of the work week, when the brain is refusing to produce any more remotely…
A lot of my current process-sharing is inspired by Austin Kleon. This post is no exception – it is directly inspired by his blog titled…
Some 1.5 years ago, I walked into a therapist’s office and said a bunch of stuff that can be summed up as “I can’t work…