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I Refused to Host a Podcast

Five Ways to Address the Sabotage Caused by Self-Doubt

Existential Interlude

Can Writers Ever Truly Be Happy?

The Case of the Shrinking Novel

Creativity and the Moment: Is This Yours?

It’s True: Writing is Revising

Is AI Ramping Up Our Doubts About Everything?

The Many Lives of the Rejection Mindset

How Do You Know When You’re a “Real” Writer?

Marketing: The Dirtiest Word in the English Language?

The Tyranny of the Bestseller

10 Ways Writers May Happily Spend Time Not Writing

Gen Alpha in the Age of Doubt

Not Everyone Loves Your Book. It’s Okay.

If Everyone's a Critic, Who's Right?

Is Doubting a Truly Pervasive Fact of Life?

The Overwhelmingness of Craft

If You Chase After Success, You’ll Run Forever

The Truth About Art by Jack Whitten

A Writer’s Revised Thoughts on Revision

Avoiding Self-Censorship in a Censoring Age

Mental Blockages and Other Noises

When the Little Engine that Could…Is You

The Doors of Perception, Revisited

The Honest Truth About Writer’s Block

REMINDER: LIVE CONVO TOMORROW

Surfing: A Masterclass in Fearless Creativity

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Let Your Writer’s Voice Fly Free

New Wine in Old Bottles

Reveling in Competence

Revisiting the Planner vs Pantser Debate

Alfred Hitchcock’s Other Master Class

Hey, Doubt: You Don’t Own Me

When I Grow Up

Writing Isn’t Just Art, It’s Also Feelings

Your Author Brand is Also a Story You Tell

Intimations of Identity & Destiny

A True Story About Poets

Perhaps You Can Write a Book: But Will You?

The Past Does Not Predict Your Future

Avoiding Self-Censorship in a Censoring Age

When Personal Growth Leaves You Breathless

Primary Urges

Walking With Doubt

A Dose of Perspective on Book Launch Day

Wacky, Wild, Weird, and Wonderful

Designing a Personal Mythology

Your Aesthetic Origin Story