Thoughts on writing and life for June 2023

Just a few thoughts on why writers need a personal manifesto to keep them on track

This is an edited excerpt from my June 2023 newsletter, The Writing Life.

You can also listen to it on my Living the Writing Life podcast.

A while back I read an interesting excerpt from You Need A Manifesto by Charlotte Burgess-Auburn. In the excerpt, the author talks about the need to know your destinations (in other words, your creative goals) and the importance of ensuring that what you are doing on a daily b...