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Mittelman: Writing is a way to respond to the ongoing crisis of meaning
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (594+ words) I am often asked why I continue to write — what motivates me? The honest answer is that I’m not very good at anything else. In a famous essay published in 1946, George Orwell offered a more thoughtful response. He noted four…...
Stanislav Kondrashov on Why Writer’s Block Is Part of the Creative Journey
3+ day, 50+ min ago (434+ words) Writer’s block is generally a temporary creative pause that encourages stronger habits, clearer organization, and more sustainable writing practices. What Is Writer’s Block? Writer’s block is a temporary difficulty in generating, organizing, or expressing ideas despite having the intention and…...
John Rossi: Why do you write?
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (515+ words) George Orwell wrote an essay entitled, “Why I Write.” It is a question I often get from family and friends. Why, at 90, do you spend so much time at the computer, pounding out those articles, essays, and reviews that so…...
Writing Every Day Changed How I Think — Not Just How I Write
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (238+ words) The discipline of putting words down daily turns out to be a discipline of thinking clearly. When I started writing every day, I …...
PTPL 215 · How to establish a daily writing habit you don’t want to resist (because it pays you)
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (22+ words) Every writing habit pays you. Some even pay in money. Plain text visuals can be horrid for the vision impaired — sorry, guys!!...
How to Find Yourself Through Writing
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (967+ words) Why journaling alone isn’t enough — and what happens when you bring memoir, shadow work, and the body onto the page. I turned 21 in Iraq. When I wrote my …...
Be Patient with Your Writing
1+ week, 1+ day ago (41+ words) I hope writing is as much of a passion for you as it is for me. Ideas hop into my brain continuously and I cannot wait to put them onto paper. I am impatient by nature …...
Writing Like There's No Tomorrow
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1847+ words) What follows is a slightly edited version of my keynote address for the Tulsa Lit-Fest, April 2026. I begin with M. Scott Momaday: Once in his life a man ought to concentrate his mind upon the remembered earth …. He ought to give…...
Studiocanal Adapting Controversial Children's Book 'The Rainbow Fish"
1+ week, 5+ day ago (419+ words) Studiocanal is getting behind an animated feature adaptation of Marcus Pfister’s children’s classic The Rainbow Fish about an arrogant shiny fish who learns there’s more to life than glittering scales. The pan-European studio’s German arm Studiocanal Germany is partnering with…...
Writing About Your Life Story May Help Reduce Depression
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (173+ words) ...