Narrative kindling
Writing retreat updates, collecting story material, writing in present tense, Apple Notes tips, and NFTs for authors.
Pieces 06: Mini discoveries
Day one of my writing retreat is all about Post its, finding all the good stuff and making some initial decisions.
Pieces 05: Birthday twins
Preparing for my writing retreat tomorrow with a couple of birthdays
Pieces 04: What's the plan?
Deciding what I'll be working on next week when my writing retreat begins. Basically, lots of outlining with Post its and a tricky opening.
Pieces 03: Get past the monkeys
Pre-match nerves as I prepare for my writing retreat next week, plus learning not to care and one more writing tool.
Pieces 02: Tools of the trade
Enjoy this list of analogue and digital writing tools I'm using on my writing retreat next week.
Get it all out
Publishing slang, a timeline tool, how to grow a newsletter, writing a book in 10 days, writing fast and some great writing blogs.
Pieces 01: Wishful thinking
Day one of Pieces, a pop-up newsletter documenting my home writing retreat. We talk objectives, momentum and where we start from.
Perfectly positive thinking
Handling rejection, tweet every day, build atomic habits, Ulysses writing workflows, how to write a great synopsis.
Get ready for Pieces
My new pop-up newsletter, Wes Anderson on writing, fun writing exercises, Obsidian for fiction, habit and projects, beating writer's block.