How Blue Like Jazz Started an Artistic Revolution
; ; If you’re a dreamer of any sort, if you’re a timid, first-time entrepreneur, if you’re a seasoned creative itching to make a larger impact, then you should take heed of the… Read More
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Five Irish Writers You Should Be Reading
Ireland is a small island of a country. I discovered this while driving its main roads from Galway to Dublin and its coastal roads from Cork to Wicklow in no time at… Read More
Writing Longhand: Why It Deserves Your Attention Again [Part II]
On Monday I listed a few reasons on how returning to longhand could improve your art. I promise you, it’s a long way from elementary cursive and college blue books. If you’re still… Read More
Writing Longhand: Why It Deserves Your Attention Again [Part I]
At ten years old, I owned a library of “novels” I’d penned in marbled composition books. The handwriting looped and too large for the lines, crowded out by doodles in the margins.… Read More
The Weekly Mixed Tape: Snail Mail, Stories, Goats, and More
This weekend I’m taking a road trip. Not an adventurous one, but a much-needed trip to see my parents and sweet baby sister. I’m predicting coffee and tea by the wood stove, old… Read More
I Swear, It’s Donald Miller’s Fault
Have you yet delved into Donald Miller‘s new book, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years? Don’t. If you’ve already bought it and have it waiting by your bedside table, kick it underneath… Read More
How to Avoid Such Paltriness When You’re Rich and Famous
Once you make your millions from that novel, that painting, that song filling every radio, be sure to keep a tight reign on that ego. Flavorwire recently compiled a list of “The 30… Read More
Exactly What To Steal From Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris
I’ve never been a Woody Allen fan. Until now. Last night I sat in a dark theatre, absorbing seductive images of modern-day Paris, the dark reds and greens and golds of the city… Read More
Why We Write Depressing Stories
Have you ever seen the Italian film Il Postino? It’s the story of a poor postman, a postman who delivers mail to Pablo Neruda during his exile from Chile. The close contact awakens… Read More
What You Can Learn From Pablo Neruda
Last night I found myself distracted while writing again. Nothing seemed to flow, and nothing seemed to work. A few hours in, I found a few paragraphs of choppy language and poorly crafted… Read More
