On Turning Writing Community, Writing Habits, and Submitting Work Into A Life

No single act makes you a writer. Some thoughts on the process.

Every so often a student will, as they are graduating, ask me for advice about what is next for them. I’ve even wondered if it should be its own class. And I have been meaning to offer some advice to new writers specifically that may also be useful to older writers and so to do so, I’ll describe a few choices and practices that have helped me and perhap…