I really want to write more... part three

The best book in the world to help you get (back?) into writing

For many years, I hated writing prompts. With a few notable exceptions, I found them constricting and awkward. Then, in 2017, I attended the Clarion Writers’ Workshop at UCSD, where two artists named Lynda Barry and Dan Chaon changed my mind.

Before Clarion, I had been working long hours as a journalist. When I got a chance to sit down with my fiction, I…