When I draft a chapter by hand, something magical happens. It doesn’t matter if I am writing a piece of fiction or a blog post, like I am now. It
When I decided that “landscapes” would be the next category of photos from my no-longer-extant Instagram account that I would share here on my blog, I didn’t realize that there
I started using fountain pens just last year. It was a considered decision, largely motivated by my desire to stop buying hoards of colorful pens to use in my notebooks.
One of the main principles of my life is “Always Be Making Something.” As someone who has always been crafty, my need to make things with my hands has been
A version of this post was originally published on September 16, 2007. A friend, Gaby, had asked me to answer her questions about writing and creativity, and I was responding