If you believe that writing will be a difficult slog, you’re probably right. If you believe it will fill your tank, that might happen as well. Our expectations become prophecies.
Writing
Re-Humanizing Language
Human beings are abstraction-makers. We love using labels and categories to group things and make sense of the world. The ability to think and speak in abstractions makes modern civilization possible—and saves us time as well. But categories have a cost. When groups of people become an abstract category, they feel more distant, less human. […]
When technology changes the writing process
Is AI changing your writing process? Most of us are still figuring it out, as in the early days of word processing, impressed by the time savings.
The Writing Time Treasure Hunt
Every day this month (or at least 6 days a week), go on a treasure hunt for writing time. Your goal is to find at least 30 minutes.
The story of your writing life
If I were to ask you about your writing identity today, what would you say?
Getting creative with touch-based images
For the next month, try coming up with a sensory description or analogy every day. Go beyond simple visual imagery to the less-common senses, and specifically touch,.
