May glimmers

and other things that have improved my (writing) life this month

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Mid-month, I send a roundup of the best writing and publishing-adjacent (emphasis on adjacent) resources I’ve found.

Here are my favorites from 🌳May 🌳

🌳Each morning, I’ve been reading one chapter (and trying out the guided prompt) from this book

I’m loath to say I have a “morning routine,” but I’ve really been trying to make time for this because it fills me up so much

🌳 You should probably buy the book because it’s all gold, but if you want to read the essay my brilliant editor at Eerdmans, Lisa Ann Cockrel, has in the collection, check it out here

🌳 Rather than envying someone else’s success in writing, this post talks about how to use them as a study guide

🌳 I’ve started low-key gardening again, and I recently treated myself to these

🌳 This is what I’m making next out of my saved recipe box

🌳Have some sensitive *stuff* you need to write about and the consequences of nonfiction don’t feel worth it? Consider this smart take on genre fluidity

🌳And let’s just say that Ottessa Moshfegh’s discussion of writing for your enemy … spoke to me (she later clarified that, right now, her enemy is herself)

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Thanks for reading this roundup!

Tell me in the comments — what’s the best writing/publishing-adjacent resource you’ve found this month?

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