On The Virtues of Slow Writing, at The Millions

I wrote about writing that takes time to as a way to investigate my own slow pace, and to learn from other writers how to cultivate the patience that’s necessary to get through. I shouldn’t have been surprised when the essay took far longer than I expected. Pages had to be thrown out, ideas ditched, examples streamlined, and in that sense, the essay was not so different than the projects I’d undertaken to examine. So when I learned the essay would be published by the wonderful book site, The Millions, that made the experience that much more rewarding In the process of writing the piece, there were abundant resources available—Louise DeSalvo’s The Art of Slow Writing: Reflections on Time, Craft, and Creativity, for one, along with testimonials from writers I reached out to who provided wonderful insights on how they manage time when their books go into overtime. You can read “The Virtues of Slow Writing” here.