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May 13

The romance reading series I co-curate has moved online. I think it went pretty well.

May 4

"Our job is to come out of this as our full & alive & authentic selves.”—@BaileyJoWelch

Apr 15

You could have had a "bad" writing month even without a global pandemic, right? So why beat yourself up about what you've written (or haven't written) …

Apr 9

Plus, some thoughts about the "National Emergency Library."

Apr 1

If you're a professional writer, or were hoping to become one, the future is more uncertain than ever. But it's what we've got to work with, so.

Mar 25

(I don't usually do writing advice, but we aren't usually indefinitely homebound, either.)

Mar 18

Getting through these socially isolated times—and looking beyond them.

Mar 17

It's not a free speech crisis—if anything, it's a victory for labor.

Mar 7

If, as Samuel Johnson said, no man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money, well, just about nobody but a blockhead would go into writing thinking…

Mar 4

Deep down, you know what your imaginative spirit needs in order to flourish. Create a life that enables you to surround yourself with that nourishment.

Feb 21

I'm making plans for 2020 and beyond, but I need your perspective, too.

Feb 13

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