Category: Writing and Creativity

Writing and Creativity

An Open Letter to Writers Who Are Struggling With the Worst Kind of Feedback

Or with terrible writing advice. “You’re a terrible writer! You should stop writing!” A friend of mine received that advice in her inbox last week. A stranger has formed the strongest opinion about my friend. Her simple existence on the internet is offending this guy deeply. She has never even shared the same air with …

Writing and Creativity

Writers, Newsletters, Personal Essays, and Books I Read Every Word of in 2021,

Instead of skimming One of my favorite things in life is reading genuinely insightful articles and books. There is something so special about them. Something so telling about the kind of experience you are about to have, and judging by the writers and books I’m going to tell you about, I was in for a …