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Feb 21

Things I Thought In The Fire (Goodbye Workshops, For Now)

The intention of this post is to get down a few initial thoughts about the short story ‘Adela’s House,’ by Mariana Enriquez, from the collection Things We Lost in the Fire: Stories though my feelings about this piece run concurrently with my decision to forego writing workshops for the foreseeable…

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Things I Thought In The Fire (Goodbye Workshops, For Now)
Things I Thought In The Fire (Goodbye Workshops, For Now)

Feb 7

your majesty’s a pretty nice girl

I have about thirty minutes for lunch to write something about the day, and my progress as a writer. It’s a Monday, the first official Monday of February, and the sun is warming the city. I have the window open and the blinds up. I’m listening to Abbey Road. It’s…

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your majesty’s a pretty nice girl
your majesty’s a pretty nice girl

Dec 13, 2021

A Messy First Draft

I’m calling it. I just put in some connective tissue and declared the first draft of the novel over. It just needs to be. I want to get started on the revising process. Draft 1 clocked in at 275 pages and 106K words. It’s a holy hot mess that nobody…

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A Messy First Draft
A Messy First Draft

Sep 20, 2021

Why I Write

As I begin this essay, it is not entirely clear to me what I am writing, why I am writing it, and much less why I am contemplating publishing it. I have several reservations about various modern publishing sites. What kinds of reservations? Stated simply, I am skeptical of everyone…

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