And how to know when you’ve gone off track

Your harshest inner voice is actually terrified.

Sometimes getting better is a matter of working with the right constraints.

Every time you send your work to literary magazines, you are building relationships with editors and widening your audience.

Your writing community is what sustains you, no matter what happens with your career.

It’s easy to cut out complexity, but that doesn’t always lead to exciting work.

The biggest mistake is thinking you can make something perfect on the first try.