Timey-wimey, wibbly-wobbly… stuff.

Timey-wimey, wibbly-wobbly… stuff.

by | Writing Life

The funny thing about time.   I’ve found that most writers I work with have a funny relationship with time. Given any “container” of time, they assume they can do approximately two to four times as much as they’re actually capable of....
Specificity

Specificity

by | Craft

Being specific.   I read a well-loved book (and I enjoyed it, too, don’t get me wrong) but I discovered that the reason there were jarring elements was that she’d intended for the story to take place, believably, “anywhere.” It’s set in the U.S., or at least...
How to write when things are hard.

How to write when things are hard.

by | Writing Life

How do you keep writing?   So… how are you doing? In the past week, especially if you live in the U.S., things have been… chaotic, to say the least. For some of us, there is an active despair. Demoralization, depression, rage, grief, all there in a...
How to prevent writer’s burnout, part 3

How to prevent writer’s burnout, part 3

by | Writing Life

We acknowledged that we were in burnout. We stopped the immediate downward spiral, finishing the stress cycles. We worked on identifying what was keeping us in quickstand.  From there, we triaged as much as we could out of our schedules, slashing away at commitments...