Ways to Approach Your Writing Life When You Have a Lot, a Little, and a Goldilocks Amount of Writing Time

Life’s seasons change how much time and energy you have for “extras” like writing. With work, caregiving, relationships, chores, and your own health to manage, writing can feel like one more task. Still, small, regular writing sessions can act as a protective boundary, reducing stress and replenishing you.

This post helps you use whatever time you have. First, honestly assess how much writing time you can realistically spare, then apply strategies suited to that amount so your writing survives and thrives amid everything else.

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[Lovably] Hateful Protagonists Are Having a Moment. Why?

A trend I’m noticing: fiction as a means to write characters we hate and love to hate. I call it The White Lotus effect. Yesteryear springs to mind, and Best American Short Stories of 2025 had a ton of these in it. Why do we do it?

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Genre-Switching Without a Pen Name? A Trend Examined

Here’s a phenomenon I’ve noticed recently: Writers are increasingly publishing in more than one genre without developing a pen name and related brand. Instead, they’re publishing all their works under the same name (usually their legally given one).

How is this working for them? What are your thoughts?

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