The Writing Life.
“Notes from behind the sentences.”
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I deleted 1,800 words today.
I deleted 1,800 words today. Not because they were badly written — some of them were, I think, some of the bet…
Why this essay isn't working.
I think the essay isn't working because I still don't know what I actually believe about the question undernea…
Writing in airports.
There's a specific productivity that only shows up in transit, and I've stopped resisting it. Something about …
The strange loneliness of finishing a book.
Nobody warns you about the specific loneliness that arrives the week after you finish a manuscript. Not the go…