The Ultimate Writing Advice: Write like nobody’s watching
You just gotta let yourself do what you like.
"I have made this longer than usual because I have not had time to make it shorter."
— Blaise Pascalall writing
A developer journal can help you get your next software engineering job
Or: How I can do myself a favor and stop relying on my terrible memory.
Good readers make better writers - guidelines for critiquing work from your peers (and yourself!)
The practice of reading and critiquing is essential to improving your own skill as a writer.
AI and the writing process: Creative catalyst, and sympathy for NaNoWriMo
AI models are tools. Their virtue lies entirely in how we employ them.
The worth of an MFA program is always going to be a mystery
Is it worth pursuing an MFA?
How I met The Prime Minister of Dick and learned how to do my thing
A fervent belief in oneself is infectious.
Writing as a parent, or how to be good at anything
In which Richard Ford keeps giving bad advice.
Software interviews are kind of messed up
Everyone in the tech industry knows that software engineering interviews are awful and very few companies have done something about it.
Depression and bad friend advice in The Pout-Pout Fish
I feel bad for Mr. Fish...
What does it mean to translate?
Translation depends more on how well you know English than it does on how well you know your source language.