Just Do It. Again and Again.
Go Figure: Musings from the Mind of Rob Wilstein “When I finished one book, I wouldn’t write for a while. Then I had to learn how to do it all over again. The arm goes cold; there’s a learning process…
Category: Writing Advice
How Do You Say Hamburger in Farsi?
Some years ago I taught Communications 201 at Boston University. It was a plum job, as adjunct jobs go, because our students longed to be in the business of writing. They understood, as many students of creative writing do not, that…
Organization for the Disorganized
I am not an organized person. People often tell me they are surprised by this, and I’m surprised that they are surprised. In my previous life as an accountant, I got looks and sideways glances from many a supervisor for…
Boston Breaks for Writer’s Block: Finding Your Voice at the Museum of Fine Arts
I identify with Rembrandt in his early self-portrait, The Artist in His Studio. This is pre-socialite Rembrandt, not the velvet-robed, amply mustachioed burgher of his middle period, or the fading ghost with the watery expression of his late self-portraits. In…
A Just Cause
Most of our writers are currently unavailable for blogging due to black holes of revision, wedding planning or last-minute Craft on Draft prep. So, I’ll be pinch-hitting for the next couple of weeks. Things might get random, y’all. Let’s start with a…
Create Your Own Writing Retreat: Cancun Edition
Back in November, Rob treated us to his wintry writer retreat on the cold beaches of Cape Cod. Well, grab your sunscreen. This is the Cancun edition, where I regale you with the story of five days spent on the beach…