Reading and writing on a schedule that makes sense for you is exactly what you should be doing. If writing a couple of times a month is what works for you now, that’s great—it’s important to set goals ...

Just the other day, I was reading a quote by Stanislaw J. Lec. He’s reported to have said, “Advice to writers: Sometimes you just have to stop writing. Even before you begin.” I’m glad I didn’t read ...

Money makes people anxious—perhaps even more so with writers. The relationship between commerce and writing is commonly sketched out in caricatures: the starving artist, the hapless student, the ...