How To Manage the Never-Ending Story That Sustains Your Writing Career
Tips for staying happily absorbed in the themes that matter most to you
"Every writer has only one story to tell."—James Baldwin
Happy Daylight Savings Weekend, everyone!
I’ve been sucked into the great ghostwriting machine this week, but I’ve missed you, so here goes with an MFA Lore Saturday Special.
Tucker Lieberman responded to my last request for Write On! questions with this delightful provocation:
For those of us who are happily absorbed in a small handful of big questions for our entire lives: When do we keep editing, when do we decide to call it a decade and publish what we've got, when (if ever) is it appropriate to release a "second edition," and when do we have enough material for an entirely separate "Book 2"? That is, assuming we're never going to let go of our core topic, what strings do we keep pulling and what strings do we cut?
This issue is so close to my heart! According to James Baldwin, “Every writer has only one story to tell,” and that’s certainly true of me. I’ve been writing books and essays for over forty years, a…
