I said last week that, as I see it, my main job is to be the person I need to be to write the story I want to write. This is something that is true for me: a large part of being a writer is trying (and failing, and trying again) to be a better human. Not everyone does writing this way, and that’s okay. But for the books I want to write, I will only be able to write them if I become kinder, more compassionate, more open, more thoughtful, more curious. And so there are parts of my writing practice that don’t look like writing but are integral to the process, things like therapy and tarot and meditation and intentional interactions with strangers.
Sometimes the Work Changes You
Tears.