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I’ve been experimenting with dictation again, and this time it’s working—mostly because I finally stopped asking it to do something it never could. The first time I used dictation, it worked beautifully for blog posts like this one. Factual writing. Logical sequences. Structured arguments. I could talk through an idea and watch it appear onContinueContinue reading “Dictation and the Myth of the “Perfect First Draft””

For the last few years I’ve made a habit of writing a New Year’s “Year in Review” post—a way to remind myself that even when the milestones aren’t the ones I once imagined, the work still matters, the trajectory still curves upward, and the person doing the writing continues to evolve. 2025 was the yearContinueContinue reading “Year in Review 2025: A Year of Middle Grounds, Big Leaps, and Quiet Transformations”

At a recent writers workshop I was surprised to hear repeatedly the question, ‘How do you know how long a piece should be?” and almost as equally surprised to hear the answer “You just find out as you are writing.” Now, no doubt, the writers giving those answers were writers who are more experienced thanContinueContinue reading “Short Story or Novel: Smart Choices Help You Write What You Intended”