Writing Advice Is Like British Weather: Unpredictable, Contradictory and Occasionally Violent
The world of writing advice is vast, contradictory, and often delivered with the breezy confidence of someone explaining how to...
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The Myth of the Perfect First Draft
Somewhere along the line, new writers were sold a spectacularly unhelpful lie: the idea that a first draft should emerge...
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Project Radiant in BETA
The book I have been writing for the last year under the working title AI.gov has a new name, Project...
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Writing Through Life’s General Nonsense
Life does not politely step aside to let you write. It barges in with laundry, work stress, sudden illnesses, broken...
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Tea as a Writing Tool: A Very Scientific Study
Every writer has a ritual. Some burn candles. Some listen to whale noises. Some summon the dark spirits of productivity....
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