Writing on the Verge

3 reasons to outsource your writing to AI

Remember when the worst offense of online content was clickbait headlines?

Oct 30 • 

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It's actually okay to have help sometimes

yes, even with your writing

Oct 1 • 

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August 2025

Leave room for the reader

Readers have a lot of options for how to entertain themselves! Give them good reasons to choose your work.

Aug 31 • 

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July 2025

Why We're On the Verge

And why writing matters in times like these

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June 2025

Clawing out of the muddy middle

What to do when you get stuck in the muck of a project

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May 2025

5 Foolproof Ways to Break Through Writer's Block

Can you imagine making such a claim? And yet!

May 20 • 

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April 2025

Protect your peace

Slowing down, living intentionally, and figuring out how to have a moment of goddamned peace and quiet. Plus: the best book launch day idea I've ever…

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March 2025

I blew up my life, then I wrote this book

I'm not saying you should do that. But I'm not not saying that either.

Mar 10 • 

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2025: Unearthing a lost story

I first published this ten years ago, and it disappeared into the ether. Now it seems weirdly relevant? Plus: A writing prompt for you!

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February 2025

Diagnosing & Treating Your Writing Woes

Trust me, I'm a doctor. (Ed. note: I am absolutely not a doctor)

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January 2025

Announcing the Motherlode Retreat

Get away from it all this spring, in the beautiful Poconos.

Jan 27 • 

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December 2024

A Supernatural Short Story Just For You

I'm sharing something different this month: a work of fiction about visiting home, motherhood, dead fish, and various portals into the self, for you to…

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