How Not To Write

I know some people have romantic ideas about studios. At least, I did when I first decided to get one.
For the last six years, I’ve maintained a writing studio, a room of my own where I can create without boundaries. I wrote a novel in my studio and many short stories. I [...]

A flower shop occupies the first floor of this building. In turn, a cat occupies the flower shop. This feline, a sleek, black puss named Boo, is the most friendly sort of cat. You can’t help but call him Boo Kitty, which seems a little feminine but he tolerates it.
Image credit: fofurasfelinas [...]

On a cold morning, it’s difficult to get excited about running. The bed is warm, but the alarm goes off anyway. I might lie there for fifteen minutes trying to convince myself to just go back to sleep while simultaneously picturing all the things I ate the day before as evidence to the [...]

In 1922, Ernest Hemingway lost a suitcase filled with stories and a fragment of a WWI novel.
But what if Hemingway didn’t lose his suitcase of stories? What if it wasn’t stolen? What if he tossed it into the Seine to free himself from the past?
Well if he did, it obviously it [...]

Lots of visitors this last week, so I thought I’d put up a little note of welcome!
But before I start, a quick note of thanks to Dustin Wax for including HNTW on the list of writerly sites in today’s Lifehack post, The Ultimate Writing Productivity Resource. (check it out if you haven’t read it [...]