DialogueFalling into bad writing habits is easy; recognizing them is harder. Most writers know the obvious ones, but dozens of subtler habits creep in unnoticed. Here is a working checklist by category, with examples, so you can spot each one…
Overcoming Writing ResistanceWriting resolutions rely on motivation, and motivation is gone by late January. Write more is not a goal. What replaces willpower, and why the resolution was usually the wrong shape to begin with.
Fiction WritingWillpower won't make you write. Hyperfocus will. After 113+ books and 54+ ghostwritten books, here's how to set up the conditions that let your brain lock in and produce.
Book ReviewsHundreds of inventive writing exercises built to banish the blank page and build a daily creative habit through low-stakes, playful practice. A solid exercise book, though it builds fluency instead of craft, and its whole value depends on doing the…
Book ReviewsMost writing books teach you how to write; this tackles how to keep writing, the focus, faith, and persistence a long project demands. It blends emotional honesty with concrete habits for getting past doubt and the sagging middle. Teaches no…
Book ReviewsCraft books teach you to write; this one addresses why you don't, the systems, habits, and mindset behind getting work done and sustaining a creative life. It targets the real bottleneck for many writers, consistent practice instead of talent, limited…
Book ReviewsSome books teach you to plot or punctuate; this one teaches you how to keep going. Goldberg's idea of writing practice, getting words down to get past the paralyzing inner critic, has freed writers for decades, carried by a voice…
Book ReviewsOther books tell you what to do; Bird by Bird tells you how it feels to do it, the dread, the envy, the certainty that you are a fraud. The one-inch frame and the defense of bad first drafts justify…
Book ReviewsHalf memoir, half manual, On Writing is the rare craft book where the life story earns the advice that follows. The toolbox is plain, practical, and honest about what writing costs. Read it first, then read everything else.
Reading LifeWriters confess the odd rituals and habits that get them into the work. A fun roundup of the routines behind the writing.
Reading LifeWriters set out their ambitions for the year ahead, from finishing manuscripts to building a habit. A roundup of new-year writing goals.
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