My Favorite Places to Work Remotely in NYC
As quarantine comes to an end, many of us (if not most of us) are still working remotely. I’ve wondered whether the pandemic will bring permanent change to the way […]
As quarantine comes to an end, many of us (if not most of us) are still working remotely. I’ve wondered whether the pandemic will bring permanent change to the way […]
Capturing the genuine heart of the human experience in fiction relies heavily on poignant and impactful depiction of emotion. In order to evoke feeling in the reader, you must evoke […]
In November of last year, I moved from Ditmas Park to Bushwick. I went from living with a self-righteous, whiny stranger to living with my best friend from high school, […]
*This is the second of five posts in collaboration with The Ice Colony on the elements of storytelling. Last month we tackled character development. Now we’re onto plot. Plotting a […]
Part of being successful as a writer is finding a routine that works for you. Over the past several years, I’ve developed my own personal writing process. TLDR—I couldn’t do […]
I’ve been meaning to post about this for a while, in light of recent attacks against Asian Americans—and there’s no shortage of incredible Asian owned restaurants, bars, and cafes in […]
*This post is part of a collaboration with The Ice Colony, and the first in a monthly series on the craft of writing. In my experience, good characters are the […]
Most writers, myself included, can attest to the fact that even once you’ve got a killer plot and great characters, writing a novel can be difficult on a chapter to […]
Oh, God. I hate editing. I love writing. And unfortunately, if you want to be a halfway decent writer, you need to do a lot of editing. Over and over […]
I’ve lived in New York for more than seven years now, and in that time, I’ve logged a LOT of hours as a nanny. At one point I was working […]
First off, it is indeed possible even without experience. It takes work, but it’s not ridiculously hard to start a career as a writer if you’re willing to put a […]
If you were to ask the average American what food New York City is known for, they would likely give one of two answers—(1) everything, or (2) pizza. The City […]