We writers like to be serious. We like to be aloof and wise and research-ey and tough. We like to get fed up in the negative sense (and for good reason). But what about getting fed up...in the wonderful sense?
Read moreThe "Show Don't Tell" Monster
I’ve had this three-word stalker crouching behind me for a significant chunk of years now, so I've collected a few thoughts about it. Some ways to avoid it’s breathy snarl. Because, honestly, when I first started hearing it, I had no flipping clue what these people were talking about.
Read moreHow To Cultivate Creative Optimism
If art is inherently optimistic -- and I think it is -- how do we cultivate some fierce positivity?
Read morethe essential optimism of art.
Art, at its bloody, dirty, pulsing core, is inherently optimistic.
Read moreJust Another Love Poem.
A love poem for when you realize it's not about love poems.
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