Writing Archives - Lisa Swander

Where to Find Me Next

The blog has been good to me, but like all large portions of meat, it needs a little time to rest. In a marinade, perhaps, or maybe in its own juices. I don't completely knowContinue reading

Lisa SwanderApril 28, 2023April 27, 2023

Writing

What I’d Do With a Time Machine Part II

Future time travel is possible, if we could survive a black hole. Still, would you really want to know what you should be worried about?

Lisa SwanderMarch 31, 2023March 24, 2023

Writing

On Not Writing: Untangling Creativity from Grief

After my dad, a beloved local writer, died in early April, I had hoped thatContinue reading

Katie CarlsonDecember 12, 2022December 12, 2022

Writing

What to Do with Your One Wild and Precious NO

A NO has energy; you have no choice about that. What you get to choose is how that energy will be directed onto the remains of your tortured soul.

Lisa SwanderDecember 9, 2022December 9, 2022

Encouragement

Non-victory Victories

So no, I don’t have an agent or a publisher, but behold! I’ve done a bunch of things I didn’t think I could, and those are still victories.

Lisa SwanderSeptember 2, 2022September 2, 2022

Encouragement

Critical Hearts

This week, I met with my editor and I played some Zelda. I don’t mindContinue reading

Lisa SwanderFebruary 18, 2022February 18, 2022

Writing

Too Legit to Quit (Writing)

Thinking about quitting my creative work sounds so hot right now. That might be normal, but I’m hiding my paper shredder just in case.

Lisa SwanderAugust 13, 2021October 22, 2021

Writing

3 Lessons From a Failed Blog

I tried, and failed, to write a blog post about perfectionism this week. After I trashed it, I wrote down what I learned from it.

Lisa SwanderJuly 3, 2021October 22, 2021

Writing

I’m about a year in at this point, and I suppose it’s time to tell you that other than these blog posts, I’ve been hoarding my work. Short stories and essays are piling up in my Google Drive like tin Pepsi signs in a Hoosier garage.

Lisa SwanderJune 25, 2021June 25, 2021

Category: Writing

Where to Find Me Next

What I’d Do With a Time Machine Part II

On Not Writing: Untangling Creativity from Grief

What to Do with Your One Wild and Precious NO

Non-victory Victories

Critical Hearts

Too Legit to Quit (Writing)

3 Lessons From a Failed Blog

Be Afraid, Share It Anyway