I know, I know, I’m like a thousand years late to the party. I had resisted actively meditating for the longest time. Why? Look. I grew up shooting crawdads on a rice farm. I may have all the outward appearance of a hippieish liberal coastal elite but on the inside I’m pretty innately suspicious of […]
Staying Sane While Writing
The script
Whether you realize it or not, you and I and everyone else walks around with scripts that we deploy in common social situations. When someone dies, we express sympathy, and they say, “Thank you.” When someone gets a promotion, we express excitement, and they say, “Thank you.” When someone keeps making the same relationship mistakes, […]
Your handy NaNoWriMo prep
Yes, your favorite annual torture device writing festival is here, where thousands of intrepid novelists will set aside November cheer in favor of tearing up their laptops in an effort to write a novel in just one month. It’s called NaNoWriMo, and it’s quite something. Are you ready? You sure? Here are some links that […]
Don’t overthink it
The publishing process is a stressful one. And despite all our best intentions, I don’t know a single person who is able to play it cool all the time. Everyone, and I mean everyone, stresses out at some point. Which is how I very often end up with e-mails like, “OMG I THINK I JUST […]
This Past Few Weeks in Books 3/14/14
Photo by me. I’m on Instagram here. The! Past! Few! Weeks! In! Books! Lots and lots and lots of good stuff. Let’s get started. Should books come out faster? The idea has long taken hold with self-publishing, but it’s percolating elsewhere. Even traditional publishing imprints are experimenting with releasing series as fast as possible. Are […]
The temptation of shutting down your social media accounts
We’ve all been there. There are times when social media can feel so infuriating, when it feels like all everyone does is look for an excuse to feel outraged, and sometimes you might even find yourself the target of that outrage. There are times when it feels like other people are so popular, so happy, […]
