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Robots, tea monks and fever dreams
One of the questions I hate the most is “What kind of books do you read?” It’s a question that immediately makes me wonder why they’re asking, and how…
Apr 20
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Turning your Type-A-ness into an asset
Or, "How to do the things that take time, Part Two."
Apr 13
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How to do the things that take a long time
10 things I've learned as an impatient, ambitious person
Apr 6
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March 2024
World-builders, World-killers and other World-changers
Who doesn’t want to change the world? Why else do we do anything we do? We create products, launch businesses, write books, march in protests, battle…
Mar 30
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The pendulum swing between Turtle and Icarus
Are you turtling right now? I am. Hiding in a corner of my house, under a cozy blanket, ignoring every societal expectation of what people “should” do…
Mar 22
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In fear and trembling and endless second-guessing
“work out your salvation with fear and trembling” – Philippians 2:12
Mar 16
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When your body's in business class but your soul's in economy
Hey Anna Burns, I see your reading-while-walking and raise you reading-while-eating-and-flying
Mar 9
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When your body's in business class but your soul's in economy
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February 2024
What vicious children we once were
What’s the worst thing you ever did? Maybe it was something you didn’t even know was wrong, because at the time everyone was doing it. A cruel joke. Or…
Feb 23
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How to stand against a world that hates you
... and why knowing that also makes you a good storyteller
Feb 11
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January 2024
How to finish a novel
There are endless courses out there on how to write your novel, plot your novel, edit your novel and publish your novel. And writing groups and coaches…
Jan 26
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Edging, withdrawal, and the narrative climax
It’s hard not to see that Western story structure follows the pattern of the male orgasm. A progressive escalation of stakes and tension until a single…
Jan 15
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December 2023
Plotting the path of least resistance
Or, how being vegetarian helps you write conflict
Dec 24, 2023
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