Weekly Writing Challenges: Nonfiction Archive

Let it go This week I've been thinking about when to say I'm done with a work in progress. You've probably heard some version of the old adage perfect is the enemy of good and it's never felt truer for me than now. The deep need to perfect a story before I submit it...

Fear of the Finish Every writer goes through slumps, whether it be actual writers block, a busy life, or whatever hurdle is thrown before you right when you sit down at your desk. For me, I'm currently experiencing a new one, one I've deemed Fear of the Finish. I've...

Attitude adjustment I bought a new notebook the other day. [Insert joke about writers and blank notebooks here.] It's not just any notebook, though - it's a goal-setting journal specifically intended to help me improve my martial arts practice. Yes, this mild-mannered...

Artists Need to Celebrate and To Be Celebrated A few years ago a large writers conference invited me to read an essay I wrote. Being in the spotlight is not my thing. The idea of subjecting my work to a room full of peers gave me hives. When I told my partner about...

Rip it, ribbit I haven't done a lot of writing this week. It's been one of those weeks where everything I write feels prim and stale and unoriginal. Everyone else's writing has looked amazing and innovative, and I've felt like I'm just churning out the same old pap....

'Cause baby, you're a... I hate fireworks, and unfortunately for me and my two dogs, my neighbors love them. If you don't live in the United States, just know that this week is the primetime of loud, colorful, explosive booms, and my neighbors lovingly decided to...

Just Deserts Yeah, it's from 'deserve' and not 'dessert' so that's how it's spelled, but I'm taking this as 'pun intended' because I'm spending this week fishing in the desert. Yes, fishing. Because deserts don't look like you probably think they do.   This is another...

Easy does it If you hang out with us on Discord, you may have noticed things have slowed down a little this month - and that's okay! Sometimes we all need to take a breath and take stock. Where am I at with my writing? What's inspiring me lately, and what isn't? Where...