What’s so hard about writing?
Writing is work. I write despite the fear of being judged, of making a mistake, of losing a loved one. I write despite deciding there’s nothing new left to say, that it’s all been said before.
slow writing
At the Slice Literary Conference, September 2018
I remembered how inspired I felt after Alexander Chee’s and Porochista Khakpour’s joint keynote. Alexander Chee said, “I had this habit of erasing my accomplishments”.
Donna Tallent 