Category: writing
How do you know you’re a writer? If you wrote today, you’re a writer.
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I always underestimate the time it takes to edit. It’s like hiking in the mountains. You’re walking along, focused on what’s in front of you. You estimate the time it will take to get through 80,000 or so words of a novel. Then you come around a bend in the story and you just stop.…
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Other bloggers stopped for a visit here this past week, one from (I think) Helsinki and the other from Vancouver. Their blogs made me happy in two quite different ways. Helsinki (I think) has the best blog title ever: The Snow Melts Somewhere. Maybe it appeals to me, having grown up in Canada and then…
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Look, I’m naturally optimistic on this, but also aligned with the science. That’s s why I engage every year in setting a goal (or two or four). Behavioral science researchers include new year resolutions under the category of the “fresh start effect” as part of a suite of ways to make meaningful changes. Using time…