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On social media, moving needles, and an act of blind faith

"I stopped talking about my work as something I loved and started talking about it like something I was convincing you to buy"

Nov 27 •

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On the tyranny of genre, and the art we lose between the cracks

Something I said in my first piece resonated with a lot of other writers. It was this bit: I felt like my writing was better than ever, but that…

Oct 20 •

On brick walls, turning tides, and a life-changing book deal

It’s strange to sit on the beach and watch the exact moment the tide turns. A subtle tilt in the balance of things. Stranger still when the tide has…

Oct 18 •

Writerly Ephemera

Writerly Ephemera

Craft talk, career truths, and semi-regular existential crises.

Writerly Ephemera

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