‘How Do I Dream Bigger for My Writing?’
You feel split because you are.
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The Reading is an occasional advice newsletter for artists I've been writing since 2020. To receive these letters in your inbox and to access Postscripts and The Writing, subscribe to this free newsletter. To write me a question for this series, check out my Contact page.
‘Why Do I Want to Amount to Something So Much?’
There’s no practical backup for when you fail to perform as the person you’re supposed to be.
Read more‘I Haven’t Had a New Idea in a Year. How Do I Think Again?’
It’s not “again” but “anew.”
Read more2021 in Letters: The Reading in Review
A round-up of The Reading in 2022.
Read moreOn difficulty in poetry
Three kinds of difficulty.
Read more‘Does My Poetry Have to Be Difficult to Be Real?’
You can have what you want, and should.
Read more‘How Do I Write If I Never Finish Anything?’
You've got to interrupt the "plan first, work later" mentality.
Read more‘What If I’m Just Missing…Talent?’
You are missing something, but it's not what you think.
Read more‘Someone Else Published My Idea. Now What?’
This situation reflects your hopes and fears.
Read more‘How Do You Write About Joy?’
It’s about finding presence enough to be here.
Read morePostscript: On finding one’s own measures (Part 1)
Letter: ‘What’s an “Emerging” Writer and How Do I Become One?’ There are, obviously, milestones that signal to others that one has “made it” as a writer. There are also, less obviously, the milestones that signal to oneself that there is permission to continue. This is the strange journey
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Welcome back to The Reading, radical empathy for writers with Yanyi. Last month, paid subscribers received the following: * The postscript to today’s letter: On finding one’s own measures (Part 1 – My first acceptance and my first writing group) * Private access to the inaugural writers’ cafe, Writing Space (more
Read morePostscript: A little more on the jurying process
Letter: ‘Will This Rejection Discourage Me Forever?’ Jurying is a serious matter and I’ve never seen it taken in another way. Most jurists are themselves artists and know the vulnerability of putting our hats in the ring. We also know the value of what it means to get this
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Welcome back to The Reading. Last month and this month, paid subscribers received and will receive the following: * The postscript to June’s letter: A monthly wellness prompt for the quality of your life * The postscript to today’s letter: A little more on the jurying process * The Writing: What
Read more‘I’m Afraid I’m Not Going to Get Anywhere.’
You've been taught to work harder when you need to work differently.
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