All articles from Meghan O'Rourke
Writing Without a Routine
Hello everyone! Thanks for your patience with my quiet here while I was away trying to get some focused time working on my book. I hope you've had a wonderful summers so far; I have, though it has sped by. My retreat in Paris has me thinking today less about specific craft issues and more about what
On AI and the Writer’s Mind
Hello! As I work on my book this summer, I've been thinking a lot lately about what it means to write—what it means, that is, to sit with one's own mind long enough to encounter both its abundance and its emptiness. It's been an onerous few writing weeks of learning to let go of parts of the book th
Office Hours: What next?
Thanks to all for the thoughtful responses to my last post on writing without a routine! As the summer winds down and I start sketching out my fall posting schedule, I'd love to hear from you.Consider this an invitation to office hours: Send me your questions, and I'll answer them (to the best of my
How to Edit Yourself, Weave Timelines, and Keep Going When You're Lost in the Middle
Thanks for all your questions for this installation of Office Hours! I was heartened by how many of you asked about editing, revision, and structure—unglamorous but essential parts of writing. Anyone who's taken a workshop with me knows that I believe learning how structure works—especially reading