Archive - You Think Too Much

Writing a novel is the adult version of building a blanket fort

A (relatively) safe space made of words to escape inside

Jan 6 •

December 2024

My New Year’s resolution is to read more books from small presses

Which means I need all your recommendations

Dec 30, 2024 •

The truth has to start somewhere

All my favorite stories are at least partly about a place.

Dec 23, 2024 •

Conversations with the river (and maybe also muskrats)

This week, I started and abandoned two newsletters before arriving at this one (which will hopefully stick).

Dec 16, 2024 •

Good news about what happened to that short story collection I started writing over two years ago

And other things it’s hard for people to understand about writing and publishing

Dec 10, 2024 •

Neighbors, cold cats, and the democracy of the guitar

Early December thoughts

Dec 2, 2024 •

November 2024

How much living and how much writing?

Mary Oliver, Joni Mitchell, and searching for the perfect ratio

Nov 22, 2024 •

Dogs honking horns and how to figure out what to give our attention to

Last week my husband and I were walking down Main Street in our little town.

Nov 18, 2024 •

Voting isn't our only power

It's time to get serious about creating the world we want to live in, day-by-day and moment-by-moment

Nov 11, 2024 •

How we get through

The first draft of a plan

Nov 6, 2024 •

October 2024

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