Instead of "radio silence" I'm going to start saying "editor silence."
Writers are drawn to teaching because it’s exciting to discover new talent and, failing that, it’s satisfying to be reminded that not everybody can do what we do.
Yesterday I blogged, I tweeted, I texted, I emailed, and I Instagrammed. Today I’m going to write a letter.
I’ve been line editing student stories for an upcoming writing workshop and thinking of Andy Ruiz Jr., the new world heavyweight boxing champion, whose trunks have the word DESTROYER emblazoned across the waist. Mine would say: DELETER.
In the past, writers focused on improving their writing. Today they work on growing their platforms.