Five Ways Writing Has Infiltrated My Life

By Abby Alten Schwartz

I remember when writing was confined to my working hours. As a healthcare writer and marketing consultant, I rarely thought about client work in my downtime, short of stressing about getting it all done.

That all changed in 2020, when I began exploring other genres. Suddenly, creative nonfiction, memoir, essays, reported stories, humor and flash fiction were competing for my attention. Once the ideas started flowing, they spilled into my nights and weekends, pooli...