Dwell by Andrew Boryga
A novelist’s ongoing notes on the writing game, dad shit, culture, tech, and building a creative life from the mud up.
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How Do You Know There Is a Pulse? (opens the original)
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In my previous post, I mentioned how this summer was a slower writing period than I intended it to be. Thankfully, over the last month or so, things have changed dramatically. It turns out you can get a lot of writing done when your kids go back to school and you’re not traveling and you can get back to something resembling a routine.Earlier this week I crossed the 50,000-word mark on the new draft of my next novel and I’m feeling myself a little bit. I feel like I’m finally getting to where I’v
Trading Hours (opens the original)
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Receipts to Keep Handy When Someone Accuses You of Writing With AI (opens the original)
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Getting Paid Without Tap-Dancing for the Algorithm (opens the original)
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Crying at the Trampoline Park (opens the original)
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