Brief tonight, because it’s late and I’m wiped. Wiped for no major reason except that I just woke up tired. I think it’s because I’m close to finishing this work project, and it never fails: finishing energy is the most expensive energy. The most valuable, yes, but it...

This is what it looks like, guys and gals, to be learning a craft. The struggling, the self doubt, the breakthroughs, the failure and the triumph, and most of all the obsession. I think about my writing every day. Most of the day. Even when I’m not thinking about it,...

Almost back to normal. Work was great today. Writing session in the morning was great. Missed my afternoon one because of some extracurriculars—we did an interview for a friends’ work project that will be out in November, very exciting!—but it’s a step forward. I’m...