Hello, dear TinyLetterers, I hope this missive finds you well! I thought this month we’d start of with a little Permission Corner: I mentioned in my last Highly Irregular newsletter that I was off on a week’s writing retreat to, I had hoped, finish my novel. Well, I didn’t finish it then (but I did finish it a week ago and it is now with my agent, so please mention me in your literary prayers), but I did learn a huge amount about my own writing processes – and that word is plural for a good reason, which will become clear. I thought I’d share some thoughts in case it gives you permission to try new things in yours. I have been writing for my whole adult life, over 30 years, and the fact that I am still finding new ways that work for me really shoots down the idea that there is one way to write – since there isn’t even one way for this one writer!
Highly Irregular Newsletter #8
Highly Irregular Newsletter #8
Highly Irregular Newsletter #8
Hello, dear TinyLetterers, I hope this missive finds you well! I thought this month we’d start of with a little Permission Corner: I mentioned in my last Highly Irregular newsletter that I was off on a week’s writing retreat to, I had hoped, finish my novel. Well, I didn’t finish it then (but I did finish it a week ago and it is now with my agent, so please mention me in your literary prayers), but I did learn a huge amount about my own writing processes – and that word is plural for a good reason, which will become clear. I thought I’d share some thoughts in case it gives you permission to try new things in yours. I have been writing for my whole adult life, over 30 years, and the fact that I am still finding new ways that work for me really shoots down the idea that there is one way to write – since there isn’t even one way for this one writer!