Tag: writing

  • What I’m writing now, & a look back at summer 2018

    My writing retreat earlier this summer felt scattered, like I was keeping pace on a larger collection of projects than usual. Turns out, it was of a piece with the entire summer. Life has been busy, and I’ve been okay with that. I may not have settled down with a single big project, but I’ve…

  • Limitations on writing time: they can be good for us

    Limitations on writing time: they can be good for us

    We writers pine for a day when we can just write. No obligations, no kids interrupting (through a closed door, no less), no deadlines, no nothing. Just us and the blank page. What a privilege that would be, right? Actually, I don’t think so. Don’t get me wrong. I love a solitary writing retreat. I…