When the Day of Reckoning Arrives At Last
Facing down the past to move ahead with alacrity
Doubt Monster
We wrangle openly and unapologetically with the doubt monsters that hold us back and explore how we can and should make our art. Come here to drop your burdens and discover your awesomeness.
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What if “Someday” Never Arrives?
Putting one’s faith in an imagined future
The Lies Holding Us Back
Stop insisting you're bad at stuff
When Measuring Messes with your Mindset
Look beyond the data for your identity as an artist
When the Pivot Resembles a Divot
Stumbling over necessary questions
Breaking Away from Burn-Out
Leaving the race comes before the reset
Playing the Long Game is a Winning Strategy
Your future self will thank you for all the stuff you do now
The Other Hustle Culture
The different pace of making art
Your So-Called Target Reader May Not Exist
We can’t always put readers in boxes and slap labels on them
I’ll Never Be Any Good at This Stuff
Learning to accept the bits that don't work
Why Not Believe That it Could Be You…?
No excuses allowed
Six Years Ago, I Made a Life-Altering Decision
The future is unknowable but dreaming about it is very real
Who are Writers Like? Other Writers.
We have a ridiculous amount in common
Making Writing Fun is a Job in Itself
Committing to this work isn’t easy
The Way It Really Is (As a Writer)
If anyone wonders what it’s like to live a writer’s life, here’s a realistic glimpse of what truly goes on.
Worshipping the False God of Buzz
The manufactured nature of outsized popularity
Survey Says: Your Doubts are not Entirely in Your Head
Plenty of external factors make us question what’s going on
Sorry, Darwin, Culture Holds the Winning Hand
We’re changing faster than ever, for better and worse
Fiction Offers a First Rough Draft of History
Shaping stories that reveal truths--including mine!
On Becoming a Good Literary Citizen
Generosity is a winning strategy