Reading and writing are a form of meditation for me. They help me understand myself and improve my life. As a writer, my reading affects my writing. As a person, my reading affects my sense of self and how I interact with others. However, I’ve noticed that as student life was replaced by a full timeContinue reading “Reading Challenge – 2019”
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My “Rules” for Creative Writing
Written in response to Johnathan Franzen’s rules published in LitHub. Write for yourself. Write to discover yourself and the world. There is no shame in writing for money. Getting paid to do what you love is a wonderful blessing. The tortured, starving artist stereotype is unhealthy. Let’s strive to replace that with a more positiveContinue reading “My “Rules” for Creative Writing”
Nanowrimo: the Habit of Writing
Nanowrimo or National Novel Writing Month is a writing program in which participants write 1667 words daily for the 30 days of November for a total of 50K words, which is the average length of a novel. There are lots of “rules” for Nanowrimo. You should write, write, and only write. No revision or editingContinue reading “Nanowrimo: the Habit of Writing”
Kill Your Darlings or Don’t
“Kill Your Darlings” is a phrase that you’ll come across if you‘re a writer or artist. Typically referencing the revision step of creative endeavors, it means that creative work can’t be good or powerful or “true art” if you don’t ruthlessly cut the parts of your work that you love. First of all, you knowContinue reading “Kill Your Darlings or Don’t”
Writing as a Sadhana
When I tell people that I’m a writer, they inevitably ask if I am published and where they can read my work. Until very recently, I had not been published, but had been actively calling myself a writer for about 11 years. Neither my college degrees not my profession have anything to do with writingContinue reading “Writing as a Sadhana”
