Writing is a challenge regardless of whether it’s fiction or non-fiction. When you look back through history and think about the writers we remember and quote, preciou...
Writing
How to Improve Your Writing Speed and Quality Simultaneously
As a writer, I had this snobbish idea that the best, most meaningful work happened slowly and painstakingly. But that’s just not true. One of the most important skills...
How to Begin Writing a Novel When You Don’t Know What to Do
I’m about 20% into my new novel at this point, and was just struck with a very important realization: I have no idea what I’m doing. But it’s fun to learn new things, ...
128: How to Write a Novel in a Month: Interview with Grant Faulkner
Many people believe they have a novel in them, but they fail to ever write it. They sit on the dream for years and a word never reaches the page. What they don’t reali...
Why I Started Writing Fiction: The Power of Beginning Again
Life is lived best in the place of risk and trust. Things are more thrilling when we are at the edge of what’s possible, beyond what is expected or considered normal. ...
Why Even Cats Need to Become Better Writers (and Maybe You Can, Too)
My cat, Pooh Hodges, always wanted to be a writer. His mother told him to study mouse hunting. She didn’t think there was a future as a writer. After a near-death expe...