I have read what would probably amount to a reasonably embarrassing number of books on how to write fiction. There are two fundamentals I have taken from this corpus of writing on writing which are relevant not only to an ardent scribe but also to what I think of as broader life lessons. The first one, which is subject to every motivational YouTube video ever, is “do the work”. You cannot become slimmer, happier, more engaged in life, a better …
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Every year just after Christmas I feel refreshed and ready to face the world and a blank monitor with a flashing cursor. I like to write; also, I love to read about writing. Overall, I’d probably say I read more about the process of writing than I do plopping words down onto the page. I’m not sure what this says about me other than perhaps, I’m not a writer. Getting back to it, at least for now, Christmas passes, and …