A Writer's Duty: 2016 Mass Shootings, Terrorism, and Police Violence
As a writer, my job (as I see it) is to make order from chaos—to bring sense and sequence to the uncomfortable, the disheartening, the...
10 Things and Writing for a Living
1. Writing for a living turns you into a different kind of writer. All writers are intricately tied to our work. We all view our...
Sometimes You Do Need Perfect
"Write even when the world is chaotic. You don't need a cigarette, silence, music, a comfortable chair, or inner peace to write. You just...
Chronically Ill Writers Can't Borrow Spoons, Unless We're Prepared for Crazy
I've spent the past six weeks not writing. As every writer and writer-lover knows, that's a recipe for disaster. And, sometimes, like...
