The Writer's Workout

Picture this: you’re in the querying trenches. You have been stressing over your query letter and sample pages, revising and tweaking until you achieve the desired tone, word count, and hook in the hopes of landing an agent. Then you finally hit “send.” You spend the next few hours, days, weeks obsessively checking your email and overanalyzing the lack of response as both a positive and a negative. The whole process is grueling. A Different Struggle Even so, querying hits dif

A week or so ago, I was listening to my favorite radio morning show on my way to work. The hosts often invite listeners to call in and share thoughts on a topic. On this particular morning, the topic was: What’s a hill you’ll die on that literally doesn’t matter? The callers and texters did not disappoint. Among the many “hills” were: Toilet paper rolls should go over the top (think “bangs, not a mullet”!) Pillowcase openings should face out to the edges of the bed Audiobooks