Tips for writing about the self: When you write about your past, it matters whether you approach your former self with criticism, or with kindness.
Writing About Your Past With Kindness
Category Archives: Writing
Caring for the Writer’s Body
As writers, we need to care for our bodies. Writing can feel like a very head-centered process, but caring for the writer’s body is an important part of getting words on the page. This principle applies whether or not we type on a computer, hand write, dictate, use technological assistance, or write with other methods. […]
Writing in the Daytime
Until recently I’ve had to find time for writing in the margins of my life. But what kind of changes will writing in the daytime bring?
Finding Writing Time in the Margins
The past month has been a difficult one for me, as it’s been with so many people, and for different ways. But one unexpected gift I’ve received from this month is a seeming new dedication to regular writing, such that I might aspire to the supposed title of the blog part of this site, “Writing in the […]
50,000 Words in November
I don’t have time to join the month-long write-a-thon known fondly as NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, but I’m doing so anyway. Between my full-time day job and my full-time mom-job, writing is certainly pushed to the margins. But I’ve resisted the siren call of NaNoWriMo for two years now, and this year, am […]
