It Takes a Village: Writing a Book
Writing a book proposal doesn’t happen in a vacuum – I’ve had lots of help along the way.
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5 Favourite Books of 2020
These are five of my favourite books from 2020 – hard to choose just five!
The Antilibrary
All those books you own that you haven’t read yet? They constitute your antilibrary.
Structuring Your Memoir
Sometimes you have to change your perspective to figure out how to improve your writing.
Shaping a Book
Writing a book is hard work, especially finding the right structure for it.
This Week’s Readings
This week I read two extremely different books. Both gave me something to think about in terms of privilege and writing. This week I read … Read more
The Right Mindset for the Right Book
Marie Kondo advocates cutting your book collection to 30. I discuss why that won’t work for people like me.
NaNoWriMo is Hard
Writing every day is a great way to get words on the page that you can fine tune later. Since November 1 I’ve been participating … Read more
On Reading a Book Twice
Reading a book twice can seem like an unaffordable luxury given all the books out there waiting to be read. But it’s helpful in seeing the big picture – the forest for the trees.
Mental Health Break: Photography and Reading
The past two weeks have been pretty bad in terms of mental health. I’ve decided to cut down my Twitter and Facebook time even more. … Read more
