Top 10 Writing Lessons from Joan Didion
You could fill a book - or several - on what writers could learn from the brilliant Joan Didion. Sara Davidson picks her top...
Focus Your Writing Goals on What You Control
We're a proponent of setting goals. They don't have to be too detailed and you shouldn't beat yourself up if you miss some, but...
Ben Winters: Old Enough and Good Enough to Dive Deeper in...
During an interview with Lit Hub's I’m a Writer But...podcast, Ben Winters (The Last Policeman series, The Quiet Boy) talks about migrating away from...
Nobel Laureate Wisława Szymborska on Why It’s Never Too Late to...
For many years, Polish poet and recipient of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature Wisława Szymborska dispensed anonymous writing advice in a regular column...
How to Keep Writing, Even When You’re Not
Most writers set some sort of productivity goals for themselves. It's important to keep yourself motivated and on-track to complete your projects. You don't...
How to Train Your Brain for Writing When You’re Not Writing
While many creative people have set hours for their project time, the creative process itself is no respecter of schedules. At worst, our minds...
To Write Like Agatha Christie, Work Like Agatha Christie
The type of novel Agatha Christie wrote - classic whodunnits with genteel detectives, multiple killings but little on-screen violence, and a denouement that sets...
Tick Tock – Are You Ever Going to Finish That Novel?
To be a writer, you need only write. Sit down, put pen to paper, and voila. You are a writer of something. But to...
Keep Writing Even as the World is Ending
A recurring theme on this year's writing blogs has been how bad the last two years have sucked. You'd be forgiven for thinking the...
Create a Sanctuary for Your Creative Self
If you're like this editor, you start a lot of projects but don't always finish, or take your sweet time doing it. In a...
