On this blog, I recently made the case for why writers should kill more trees.

We're on the fast track to THE END.

Or, so some people will tell you.

When your kids show your their art work, you have two options:

1. You can pick it apart.
2. You can enjoy it for what it is.

Writing by hand is the best.

Not so long ago, bloggers used social media to share their posts and build audiences. While social media is unlikely to go away any time soon, people do seem to be falling out of love with it, if for no other reason than most of the mainstream social platforms (Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, etc.) tend to throttle any posts with external links. If bloggers can’t share external links for fear of being pushed into the digital ghetto, then how the hell are they supposed to be promote their sites?

I'm on the verge of finishing my absurdist comedy novella, which will become my longest completed writing project.

In an attempt to reverse its falling stock price, Southwest Airlines announced it will start assigning seats to its passengers.

If you’ve found a certain tool or service that works for you and makes your life better, COOL—then keep using that thing. This advice applies to AI, Notion, Obsidian, TikTok, WHATEVER. If your tool of choice is a net benefit, then keep on keepin’ on.

But please don’t let peer pressure convince you that you ABSOLUTELY MUST try some new piece of shiny technology. (I’m thinking specifically about generative AI and large language models like ChatGPT, but the point also relates to non-AI tools).

As I’m writing this post, I’m juggling three longform writing projects

Writing is easy. All you do is string together a bunch of words.