Category: Creative Process/Craft
When Our Delight Becomes a Task
We live in a fast-paced, routinely and deeply dissatisfying culture. This is not news. We live it. It is the water. We are the fish.…
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A Pair of Metaphors
Some days the writing really works - it just pops and flows β but other days it feels like you're in the center ring, in…
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[Don’t] Write What You Know
"Write what you know." This is a very old bit of advice for fiction writers. The idea is that your life is far more interesting…
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My Supporting Character
I haven't always been like this. For 18 years I was a fully functioning member of my family. I was always present, always a part…
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Working and Waiting
Here they are, the two central tasks of the craftsman - working and waiting. These actions, one active and the other passive, are inseparable. No…
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