I sat down to write my first novel with a blank screen. I had a big dream. I was wrong to spend three weeks picking the perfect font and organizing my desk. Many of us get stuck because we’re scared of the blank page. To avoid these beginner writer mistakes, focus on the writing itself. […]
Three years ago, I was in a small apartment in southern Chile. I had just left a job in investment banking. I didn’t have a plan or a writing degree. But I felt a strong urge to write. Outside my window, the Andes mountains were hidden in thick clouds. I was teaching English to kids […]
Three years ago, I was stuck in a dim office on Wall Street. I stared at spreadsheets that looked like rain on a windshield. I was making good money but felt empty inside. One night, I opened my laptop and typed a sentence about my childhood in India. That sentence led to a paragraph, then […]
