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Dec
22
My Year in Books
Dear friends,
I read far too many books this year, upwards of 100 from start to finish, and many more
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Nov
20
Floating Round My Tin Can
Dear friends,
What would it be like to walk out into space? That was the question I was thinking about
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Aug
13
Some Stunning Nonfiction and Fiction To Read This Fall
Dear friends,
I'm writing with book recommendations. There are so many fascinating books coming out this year. Still, they're overshadowed
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Jul
01
Hello from the Redwoods
Dear friends,
The world is on fire. You don’t need me to tell you this, but the sentence has
5 min read
Nov
13
Memory and Mystery
Dear friends,
Autumn fog has rolled back into my little corner of the Bay Area. As I drive
through the
4 min read
Oct
29
Q & A with Gabe Hudson About Writing Into Emotional Risk
Dear Friends,
One of the strange things about constant pain is the extent to which it
snowballs, gathering other types
12 min read
Oct
15
Criticism and Its Discontents
I didn’t learn how to handle criticism from a writing workshop.
I’ve been in many workshops in different
5 min read
Oct
09
Plotting Your Novel
Dear friends,
One of the most challenging aspects of writing fiction is plotting. It’s not
surprising that most literary
4 min read
Oct
02
Breathlessness in Fiction
Dear Friends,
I’ve been out of commission for much of 2021 organizing an auction for diversity
and inclusion at
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