The Write Way
A writing blog.
The Other Mountain
Sometimes the thing standing between us and the work we want to put into the world isn't talent. It's permission. And sometimes, the only person left to give it is ourselves.
On Clinging to Writing
I feel furiously creative and insatiably curious. I want to learn, connect, and engage. I want to write. The urge feels physical, almost electrical—hard to explain, but unmistakable. In the simplest terms, I feel the urge to live.
The Romance of Suffering
Maybe we can stop telling artists that their suffering is the most interesting thing about them — or worse, the source of their talent.
Eggs, Endings, and Other Drafts That Linger
Some stories arrive fully formed. Others lodge quietly in the body, impossible to shed. They wait until we have the perspective—or the courage—to finish them.
Escaping the Black Swan Mindset
Here’s the truth: I don’t want to be Natalie Portman’s ballerina, lying there radiant but bleeding out. I don’t want writing—or life—to kill me in the name of being “perfect.”