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
1. I was born in the United States in the latter half of the 20th Century. While hardly utopian, particularly for non-white, straight, cisgendered people, I have known greater security
It seems like I’m being chased by an idea this month: the importance to human psychology of experiences that inspire awe. Today, it popped up in the midst of a
“The only magic we have is what we make in ourselves, the muscles we build up on the inside, the sense of belief we create from nothing.” Dorothy Allison It’s
Like any good writer and editor, I am constantly trying to improve my knowledge and understand of story craft. Right now, I’m taking a developmental editing class online, which includes