Archive - To Write with Wild Abandon

✍️ Don’t Listen to the Bastards – Even the Ones Who Know

or, How "Eat Pray Love" Never Got Published in at Least One Parallel Universe - Just because someone doesn't like what you've written means they know…

Apr 23

✍️ How (VAROOM! VAROOM!) Writing to One Person Can (BRUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM…) Help Make Your Writing More Interesting

or, How a Trick from a New Journalist Writer Can Help Make Writing Easier - Tom Wolfe of New Journalism fame once wrote a story to one person: his…

Apr 9

March 2024

✍️ The Subtle Art of Not Writing a F*ck

or, How Letting Go of Your Writing Worries Can Free Your Creative Mind - Writing worries can hold us back from writing a word. Here's how to stop giving…

Mar 26

✍️ Why Writers Get in Their Own Way (and How to Avoid the Trap)

or, How to Avoid Helmet Fires and Find “The Write Stuff” - Sometimes, we need to get out of our own way when writing's not going well. Here are some…

Mar 12

February 2024

✍️ When It Comes to Writing, Are You Guilty as Charged?

or, How to Let Go of Guilt’s Negative Feedback Loop - Even famous writers like Virginia Woolf feel guilt when not writing. Why? And how do we overcome…

Feb 27

✍️ How to Set Writing Goals without Setting Yourself Up for Disaster

or, Moving Targets Isn’t Just a Book by Atwood - Are there ways to ensure goals are motivating, not hurtful? Yes! Here's how.

Feb 13

January 2024

✍️ Your Writing Voice: What It Is and How to Find It

or, How to Read the Poetry in You - What is your writing voice? It's hard to define, but it's important to find. A discussion on where to start the…

Jan 30

✍️ Should You Be Journalling?

or, The Many Ways Journalling Can Help You Find, Keep, and Develop Your Great Ideas - Journalling isn't just a way to record your ideas - it's also a…

Jan 16

✍️ Your Writing Thin Place: A Step-by-Step Guide to Walking Through that Door

or, How to Enter Dreamland Using Only a Pink Elephant, an Ice Cream Cane, and Cardamonohubbabaloooo... - A step-by-step guide to finding your creative…

Jan 2

December 2023

Merry Ho Ho and Happy Holidays! Plus, a Programming Note...

Post delayed for a week, upcoming workshop, and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours!

Dec 23, 2023 •

✍️ What Makes You a Writer?

or, How the Author of This Substack Subjects His Readers to Math for at Least a Third Time, Despite All Promises - The math is simple: writers write.

Dec 12, 2023

November 2023

✍️ Are You Ready to Make Yourself Accountable to Your Writing?

or, How Procrastination Got One Author a Free Hotel Room in Devon and Why That Won’t Work for You - Accountability is a surprising antidote for…

Nov 28, 2023

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