Just felt compelled to share these excellent blog posts:

The action movie, the other screen, and our very much divided attention. This is a hilarious, sharp, and very thought-provoking post on NPR about our increasingly shortened attention spans.

A list of six writers who never lived to experience their success. A post written by my friend Gabe for Publishers Weekly. For me this is a great reminder that no matter how bleak things seem, no matter how much self-loathing one develops as a writer, all that matters is that we push forward — past the bottleneck, over the wall, through the darkness — and just keep writing, writing, writing.

Instructions for how to become a real writer: Write like a motherfucker. This is an oldie, but forever a goodie! The Rumpus is probably my favorite literary blog, and I come back to this specific Sugar post time and time again when I’m trapped in the dark and need help recharging.

Tiny beautiful pieces of wisdom for people of all ages. Another old Rumpus post, just because. Beautifully written, as always.

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