Hey everyone, There was a musician I knew fifteen years ago. I was just starting out as a writer, he was just beginning to start recording songs. He had talent. Far more talent as a musician than I had as a writer. I knew this. I recognized this. I assumed he would make a career […]

Hey everyone, Last week, I finished two of the most difficult chapters of the novel I’m currently writing. I was racing ahead with 4,000-word days and really leaning into the book and enjoying every aspect of it, but I knew these chapters were coming and when they did, it was almost as if I slammed—hard—into […]

Hey everyone, He looks tired, but he is endlessly wise. His face glows on the screen in front of me. I’m Skyping with my writing mentor. “What is the long-term goal here?” he asks. “What’s the thing you’re most passionate about?” There is not a second of hesitation before I answer. “Books.” “Good,” he says. […]