The Writer's Paradox: Personal Is Universal

Dear Living Dark reader,

Here is Chapter 6 of Writing at the Wellspring, constituting a revision of an essay by the same title that I originally published here a year and a half ago.

As I write these words, I’m one day away from the final class meeting of the online “Writing at the Wellspring” course that I’ve been teaching on Weirdosphere since October. More than eighty people ended up enrolling, including many Living Dark subscribers. It has been one of the most enriching experiences of my caree...