writing advice

I have learned to loathe a lot of writing advice over the years, but I greatly appreciated this mid-career take by Nancy Werlin. Along with a recent Twitter thread by Isabel Yap, there’s a lot there that rings true to me. I’m also keeping this fable close to hand; it echoes something I’ve told myself in my better moments, but that I am quick to forget, especially when I have stories on sub or it’s award season. (Both are true now—this is definitely an example of synchronicity, for when do I n...