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Writing & Storytelling Lessons from "The Devils" by Joe Abercrombie

Happy Halloween. Here are some demons. Oh, and writing advice tucked into a book review.

Oct 31 • 

Blake Reichenbach

"Lord Willing and the Creek Don't Rise" WIP Update

Rekindling my Creativity by Going Full Redneck

Oct 17 • 

Blake Reichenbach

August 2025

Life Getting in the Way of Creativity? My Mid-Year Check-In on Living a Creative Life

After all, what is the creative life but a series of resets, tinkering, adjusting, and the continual pursuit of curiosity?

Aug 6 • 

Blake Reichenbach

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July 2025

Let’s Call Them Plot Twists Because Calling Them Pivots Feels Too Corporate

Instead of creating art, I've been creating burnout for myself. Here's what I'm doing, changing, and exploring to get back on track.

Jul 20 • 

Blake Reichenbach

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Notes, Quotes, and Poems on Independence

What is freedom? How do our thinkers and leaders continue a dialogue that's been evolving over two millennia?

Jul 4 • 

Blake Reichenbach

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June 2025

Willa Cather on Writing and Gender Expression

From everyone's favorite New York prairie lesbian...

Jun 14 • 

Blake Reichenbach

Keith Haring on Art, Journaling, and the Role of the Artist

What the journals of one of the US' most influential artists can teach us about the creative life.

Jun 2 • 

Blake Reichenbach

May 2025

Art. Good for Your Soul and, Apparently, Your Health

It turns out, art is about more than aesthetics. But you read this newsletter, so you knew that already.

May 22 • 

Blake Reichenbach

Test – Internship Email Project- 123ABC

Copywriting, Clickbait, and Cheap Gimmicks | Digital Writing Trends and their Impact on Craft

May 10 • 

Blake Reichenbach

April 2025

The Necessity of Writing Communities in the AI Age

Writing communities and groups have shaped literature over the centuries. While it's easy to see the value of communities from the past, our communities…

Apr 28 • 

Blake Reichenbach

Do You Have Any Questions for Literary Agents?

If you had the opportunity to ask a literary agent a question (you do), what would it be?

Apr 24 • 

Blake Reichenbach

New Podcast Guest, Writing Sprints, and Our Current Reads

Send your writing questions in for our upcoming podcast guest– James Blatch.

Apr 14 • 

Blake Reichenbach