Tag: craft of writing

Approaching your craft from a different artistic perspective can unlock new ideas and expand your creative toolkit.

Is there something noble — or inevitable — in suffering for art? Or can you relax, practice mindfulness, and do your best writing?<

Establishing a routine can be an important part of the writing process. You can improve your productivity by sticking to a schedule that maximizes your creativity and keeps you focused.

Must writers be self-destructive and unhinged to be masters of the craft? Creativity is an elusive animal, and there is no magic formula to harness it.

If you’re feeling like your writing isn’t very good, you might be stuck in the Valley of Despair — smack in the middle of the Dunning-Kruger effect.

How great would it be to have a device to stick into the pages of your book to tell you when it's done? It’s the same for new, inexperienced writers and published authors alike: sometimes it’s hard to gauge when your manuscript is truly finished.

Borrowing lessons from sports and chess, you can find success as a writer by mastering fundamentals, optimizing your efforts, and meeting the challenges in front of you.