Insights from my writing journey, including process, creativity, and the writer’s mindset.
There’s a persistent myth about writing novels that I’ve never quite related to: the idea that writers are carried forward by inspiration alone. If the idea is good enough, the words will come easily and consistently, and momentum will sustain itself. While that does happen, in many cases, that’s rarely how it works. I recently found myself in a strong …
Every year, writers make the same resolution: write more. And by February of every year, most of those writing goals fade. In 2026, I’m thinking differently about writing goals as part of a larger arc of moving from draft to publication. Finishing a draft is only one stage of the journey. If we want to grow as authors, our goals …
Sometime last month, I fell into one of the most intense creative bursts of my writing life. It came out of nowhere and completely rewired my November and December. The idea for the story had been playing at the back of my mind for a while, but I was completely buried in work. As soon as the project ended in …
Today marks day 65 for me in quarantine. I still can’t believe I’ve been indoors for 2 months. I go out for grocery shopping and to pick up mail at the post office but I’m mostly in my room. Though I’m an introvert, the first two to three weeks of quarantine were tedious for me because my reading and writing …
This writing challenge is one I’ve set for myself in 2020. It’s a little bit different from the popular NaNoWriMo. In that challenge, people attempt to complete a 50,000 word manuscript between November 1 – 30 every year. I tried that a few years ago and didn’t care for the undue pressure it put on me, which ended up stifling …