Thanks, Paola!

When Flannery O’Connor died, she left behind an unfinished manuscript of a third novel. Jessica Jessica Hooten Wilson is preparing that manuscript for publication. In this week’s episode of The Habit, we discuss FOC’s writing habits, among other things. bit.ly/2LcCBsD

On The Habit Podcast this week: Mark Meynell (aka 🇺🇦Mark🇺🇦Meynell🇺🇦) on civility and the importance of telling the truth, not just winning arguments. This is a good one. omny.fm/shows/the-habi…

I loved having this conversation with Jonathan Rogers. Kicking myself for not bringing up feechies, though.

Hey, amy alznauer and Ping Zhu, I love your large, startling book!

Here’s my podcast about writing and self-kindness with Jonathan Rogers. I loved about the intersection of these two themes. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… #bekindtoyourself The Rabbit Room

In this week’s podcast, I talk with @Tsh Oxenreider. We discuss the challenging art of graceful endings, the perils of absolute accessibility, and what sets the Advent season apart from merely a “happy clappy countdown to Christmas.” thehabit.co/s2-ep47-tsh-ox…

In the era of the smart phone and social media, we need to rethink and refine our relationship to boredom. thehabit.co/boredom-and-cr…

This week on the podcast, Christiana Peterson and I discuss the link between mysticism and mortality, the writer’s role in engaging with mortality as an antidote for self-absorption, and death as a teacher of compassion. thehabit.co/s2-ep48-christ… #thehabitpodcast

Good description offers experience to the reader in a way that approximates the way experience comes to us in the world God made—through the senses. thehabit.co/write-better-d…

My friends over at the Rabbit Room have asked a handful of friends to share some of their favorite songs inspired by literature. Here's a full list: #favoritesongs #literature rabbitroom.com/2020/11/a-lite…

Letter-writing is an excellent way to prime the writing pump. #christmasletters #letterwriting Link: thehabit.co/its-a-good-tim…

Reagan Dregge has had the same pen pal since she was 11. In this episode of The Habit Podcast, we talk about letter-writing as an entry point for all other kinds of writing. #letterwriting #writing #Christmasletters #thehabitpodcast #podcast thehabit.co/s2-ep50-reagan…

Last week, I watched friends enjoy each other's excellence. I wrote about that here: #friendship #creativity #btlog thehabit.co/behold-the-lam…

Recently, Randall Goodgame and I discussed the essential role of collaboration, the importance of writing out of freedom and not out of condemnation, and the irrepressibility of childlike joy. Listen here: #freedom #joy #writinglife thehabit.co/s2-ep49-randal…

It’s almost Christmas. You don’t need writing advice. What you need is a poem. @AndrewTRoycroft's poem caught my eye a couple of weeks ago: youtu.be/nXzylsHDMOM

A good reminder from Renee Mathis, my special guest on the Habit podcast this week. #writing #writinglife #thehabitpodcast

Defenestrate. Pulchritude. Skunk. A few thoughts about word choice . . . thehabit.co/defenestrate-p…

Another good read from @AndrewTRoycroft and The Rabbit Room: rabbitroom.com/2021/01/creati…