The Whale Belly

I recently read an essay by Barbara Couture on rhetoric as a mode of self-expression and emulation as a way of aligning ourselves with those we admire (“Modeling and Emulating: Rethinking Agency in the Writing Process” from Post-Process Theory: Beyond the Writing Process Paradigm, ed Thomas Kent). Instead of puzzling over “how to write,” we…

I spent another fifteen minutes working on my story. This was my third session. At the end of my second session, I finished sketching the general plot of the story (not that it was an intentional process, it just sort of happened). Today, I decided to return to the beginning and to try to flesh…

I’m planning to start posting daily notes on my writing practice, my evolving personal theory of writing, and my aesthetic values. I hope they’ll stimulate some dialogue about writing with others, in turn deepening my understanding. These notes will not be polished; they’ll have a more conversational style and form. I write a lot throughout…