"The unifying theme is resilience and faith. The unifying theme is being a warrior and a motherf**ker. It is not fragility. It’s strength. It’s nerve. And 'if your Nerve, deny you—,' as Emily Dickinson wrote, 'go above your Nerve.' Writing is hard for every last one of us — straight white men included. Coal mining … Continue reading Writing Advice from Cheryl Strayed
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Celebrate the Small Victories
Writers tend to aim really high. We want to sell a screenplay and see it on the big screen. We want to write a novel and watch it rise on the NY Times bestseller list. We want Terry Gross to grill us on our upbringing before we dive into discussion of our work. For the most part, … Continue reading Celebrate the Small Victories