Embracing failure when creative work is rejected
Submitting creative work for publication—or just posting on social media—can lead to rejection. It’s painful, but as I discovered recently, it’s something all creators have in common.
Andy Dehnart
The free audio transcription tool I now rely on for my interviews
What’s the best tool to automatically transcribe audio? Is there a better alternative to Otter, which recently raised its prices? I’ve found one!
Shitty first drafts: my favorite writing advice
Anne Lamott’s chapter in Bird by Bird about the value of “Shitty First Drafts” is writing advice that I keep returning to—and keep forgetting!
Why I’m re-launching this blog
Why I’m relaunching my personal blog as a home for advice on the art of writing, and how a sandwich led me to this decision.
Three podcasts, two stories, one wild year
It’s the end of the year already—how is that possible?!—so here are my two end-of-the-year wrap-ups from reality blurred: The best reality TV of 2021 My favorite stories from the year Meanwhile, in December, I appeared on three podcasts. Okay, one was a live radio show, but it’s since been turned into a podcast episode … Keep reading →