20 posts with this tag.
Taking the final line of Joseph Fasano's poem 'For a Student Who Used AI to Write a Paper' as a starting point, I argue that loving the verb of creation matters more than daydreaming the noun. There's a wide chasm between writing discipline and the seduction of genAI shortcuts. The only way forward is to start doing the work—badly, bravely, and now.
Let me be unglamorous and honest about the actual furniture of a writing life. What do my private, invisible days look like? What does it cost and what does it pay? A look at the 4 a.m. writing routine, the physical setting, and what I hope my writing will do for others.
Grammar/Glamour/Grimoire. 言霊 & heka. Spelling & spellcasting. The Word. Writing is generative, not descriptive. Cultures across millennia have understood that words conjure reality. Writing conjures, symbols activate the brain, serving as telepathy across distance and time.
A detailed look at my personal blogging workflow that has enabled me to write nearly a post a day for four months straight, including how I generate ideas, organize thoughts, and maintain consistency.
Using the Methods of Journalists from the Past to Inspire Your Writing Today
Accessibility, Gatekeeping, and Who Gets to be Published
On independence, integrity, and telling the truth beautifully. (featuring Better Call Saul and Homestuck?)
An Invitation to Theft, A Refusal of Authorship, and Why Your Name Matters Less Than Your Message
29 Examples to Get You Started!
An Open Letter to Conservatives
My Experience with Medium’s Writers Circle
Escape the Sterile Classroom Killing Your Voice. Return to Nature.
How to write like the Mountain Goats to create your own body of work you’ll be proud of.
Note-taking with Indigenous Knowledge Systems
A love letter to Wikipedia.
An Essay on Unlikely Connections
Are you a writer? Do you want to be? Read this.
How 1,002,243 words of journal entries revealed the patterns of a writer’s mind.
A resource guide for writers in transition, exploring how to build sustainable creative practices through self-publishing platforms, community workshops, mentorship programs, and grant opportunities—while learning to walk softly in a world obsessed with productivity.
A Love Letter to the Handwritten Page