On Creative Process

Rethinking Destination

Does a computer give your drafts "too smooth a gloss"?

In November, following the publication of his presidential memoir, it

Are templates running our creative lives?

We need to talk about templates. These days, if you&

A writing approach I'll never use

I have a confession. Judge if you want. I have

Knowing What You Really Want - Why I Left Substack

In response to a prompt in The Wayward Writer, I

The Most Glorious Pasteboard

From a review of one of Paul Monette's

Maintenance as a Creative Act

Why did I never question my desire to "grow my newsletter"?

The Book I Never Published

In 2019, things were falling apart, so I decided to

Work to be Done

Today is my last day in Valatie. I’ll miss

On Being a Real Writer

I suppose I spent so long worrying about being a