You could be on the story a long time and start to hate it. That might be an invitation to do something else, say, fall in love.

Dear Writer, Clean your space, scatter it, make the call, apply to that program, check your mail, celebrate your wins, laugh at your failures, attend to your body, drink some audacity, Sincerely, Me.

When you are so sure about the story, chances are, it is not ready.

Ohhh. Yes. As in: north-south creative writing workshop😁 Well, *when it is ready* is quite different from *when you are so sure.* And if you want to go north-south of you craft, look forward to this workshop.✌️

Rejection scares you? Send your work out, anyway.

Did you write today, or just stared, or fixed a sentence that still needs fixing, or groaned at the silence in your email, or built castles with a nonexistent acceptance, or clicked on the send button in your head and not with your fingers? Come here🫂

As an editor, I'm here to work with you through your manuscript. Prose: fiction and nonfiction; poetry. Send a message. Let's clean up your work.✌️

The story. Give yourself permission to write it.

If you are not sure, use a short sentence.

One of the good, good things I have written😁

Your manuscript. Let's work on it. Surely, rates are negotiable. Send a message.😊

The good sentence you want to write is also the bad sentence you need to write.

So, you want to be a (good) writer? Well, what's before you right now? Say, thing, event, experience, feeling, object. Write/describe it without using the word. Start there. And keep at it.

The movie - John Wick - is a good exercise for writing active sentences. Choose a scene and practice.😁

You want to be told your writing is good or you want to confront the monster at your desk?

It is not that you cannot sit at desk and write, but you could sit and are tired already, or sit and just stare until you are tired of sitting and staring. But you do not want to leave the desk because you do not want to write the story in your head. Hi.🫂