this is how I write…
May 11, 2011
I read this wonderful interview with author James Salter in The Paris Review. If you’re not a writer, or you’re not working on a long,
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create and silence your doubt…a life tip from Vincent Van Gogh
April 27, 2011
VVG does great things for me. I love that he once painted a chair. Just a chair. A worthless chair. But he captured the “isness”
why I’m writing a book
March 25, 2011
“Write the book that pulls you out of bed every night like a secret friend, waiting to be met.” I post this by way of
how to get “wabi sabi” with it
March 3, 2011
Wabi sabi is the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection. That statement in itself makes me happy. Observing it is a meditation and a
i cultivate confusion
February 24, 2011
I like this quote just now as I frenzy myself up in a writing maelstrom: You have to systematically create confusion; it sets creativity free.
this is how it’s going to be from now on…
February 21, 2011
As many readers of this blog might have gathered, I’ve recently packed up and gone north for a few months to write a book. To
sunday life: in which i go bush to write my book!
February 13, 2011
This week I do creative work I’m not sure why, but I think I’m going to feel better for sharing the following with you. I’m
when you’re sick… “writing is a godsend”
February 10, 2011
I thought I’d share this interview with you. As you know, I was sick for quite a while. Getting better now. But it’s been a
the most useful grammar post ever
January 20, 2011
I thought you might find this useful. A list of grammar tricks I found on Dumb Little Men…They’ve compiled a bunch of tips and exercises
How to start a book? Write drunk, edit sober.
June 5, 2010
I’ve just started a book. As in, writing one. I’m not quite sure how this came about. But as with most thing in my life,