Tag: writing process
Love is for the ones who love the work.
Taking the final line of Joseph Fasano's poem 'For a Student Who Used AI to Write a Paper' as a starting point, I argue that loving the verb of creation matters more than daydreaming the noun. There's a wide chasm between writing discipline and the seduction of genAI shortcuts. The only way forward is to start doing the work—badly, bravely, and now.
I'm grateful for my "Writing Accountability" group
Why and how of our group, in case others want to start their own
STORYTELLING Part Two: The (Literal) Magic of Writing
Grammar/Glamour/Grimoire. 言霊 & heka. Spelling & spellcasting. The Word. Writing is generative, not descriptive. Cultures across millennia have understood that words conjure reality. Writing conjures, symbols activate the brain, serving as telepathy across distance and time.
My Blogging Workflow: A routine for nearly a post a day for 4 months straight.
A detailed look at my personal blogging workflow that has enabled me to write nearly a post a day for four months straight, including how I generate ideas, organize thoughts, and maintain consistency.
10 Ways to Write Like the 90’s
Using the Methods of Journalists from the Past to Inspire Your Writing Today
10 Ways to Write Like the 90’s
Using the Methods of Journalists from the Past to Inspire Your Writing Today
What does it mean to be a good editor?
Accessibility, Gatekeeping, and Who Gets to be Published
What does it mean to be a good editor?
Accessibility, Gatekeeping, and Who Gets to be Published
Tough, but Fair: How to Elevate Your Craft from Blogging to Literary Journalism
On independence, integrity, and telling the truth beautifully. (featuring Better Call Saul and Homestuck?)
Tough, but Fair: How to Elevate Your Craft from Blogging to Literary Journalism
On independence, integrity, and telling the truth beautifully. (featuring Better Call Saul and Homestuck?)
Steal My Work
An Invitation to Theft, A Refusal of Authorship, and Why Your Name Matters Less Than Your Message
THE ART OF THE MICROESSAY
29 Examples to Get You Started!
The Misdirection
An Open Letter to Conservatives
The Misdirection
An Open Letter to Conservatives
My Best Advice for Medium Writers with No Followers
My Experience with Medium’s Writers Circle
How to Rewild Your Writing Practice
Escape the Sterile Classroom Killing Your Voice. Return to Nature.
How to Rewild Your Writing Practice
Escape the Sterile Classroom Killing Your Voice. Return to Nature.
Be prolific. Accept every thought. Mythologize yourself. Show up.
How to write like the Mountain Goats to create your own body of work you’ll be proud of.
Be prolific. Accept every thought. Mythologize yourself. Show up.
How to write like the Mountain Goats to create your own body of work you’ll be proud of.
Want to Decolonize Your Writing?
Note-taking with Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Want to be a good researcher? Go down rabbit holes.
A love letter to Wikipedia.
Yes, You Can Write about ANYTHING.
An Essay on Unlikely Connections
The Dying Art of Having Something to Say
Are you a writer? Do you want to be? Read this.
I Analyzed 14 Years of My Writing with Vibe Coding.
How 1,002,243 words of journal entries revealed the patterns of a writer’s mind.
Walking Softly: Navigating the Transformation of a Writing Life
A resource guide for writers in transition, exploring how to build sustainable creative practices through self-publishing platforms, community workshops, mentorship programs, and grant opportunities—while learning to walk softly in a world obsessed with productivity.
Walking Softly: Navigating the Transformation of a Writing Life
A resource guide for writers in transition, exploring how to build sustainable creative practices through self-publishing platforms, community workshops, mentorship programs, and grant opportunities—while learning to walk softly in a world obsessed with productivity.
From Digital to Analog
A Love Letter to the Handwritten Page