This being Valentine’s Day, maybe “On killing your sweethearts” would be a more appropriate title for this post. But since most writers are familiar with the phrase “kill your darlings,” let’s stick with that.
I was scrolling through Threads last night when I ran across a discussion about the phrase, thanks to a post by the novelist Michael Chabon.
My journaling routine begins early in the morning. Writing longhand in a notebook is one of the first tasks of my day.
As a follow up to my recent post about confronting the blank page (or blank screen), I wanted to describe my writing routine and, I hope, prompt some of you to share yours in the comments.
But first, a short back story:
Once upon a time I journaled consistently. Then I fell out of the habit. I don’t know why. Got busy, I guess.
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Andrew Careaga 