Sitemap - 2023 - Writing for Weird Times by Amy Guth
Stuff to write about made by hindsight
How to expand what you think you are “allowed” to write about
When the “how” is not your business
Embracing what we struggle to love about ourselves
Cheap thrills that delight you
Iterative adventures for your ideas
Pursuit of the heart’s justice
What you fundamentally believe
Hard choices at the speed of light
What are you exploring right now?
Travel logistics that still delight
What do you feel excited to do?
Confessions! Catharsis! Words! Yes!
Gah, we tell ourselves exhausting stories
Fears we’re not proud of having
Stories that unfolded during live music
Thing you never thought you’d do
Generative artificial intelligence
Starting stories with creatures
Micro/macro + urgency for writing ideas
Questions to hone your expertise
Breaking up with stuff not people
Recognizing when we began to know a thing
Witnessing cringey drama from others
Information as physical sensations
Big, audacious things we haven’t done
In praise of perspective-shifting books
How to free your writing from your own doubt
Consequences of being your full wild and weird self
That one effing thing on your to do list
The secret history of a weird business detail
A seriously ridiculous exercise
What to write about: the big list
Foods we associate with events
Reminder: your bio probably sucks
Not pictured: all this other stuff
Your "impact strategy" is a thing
Well, that's the worst idea ever
The backdrop of a natural disaster
That thing you secretly want to do
Don’t freak out about the word ‘expert’
Another way to never run out of ideas
That whole "write about what hurts" thing
Lies, fibs and other falsehoods
Using self-doubt as a power tool
Trick your brain into writing a lot
This writing will self-destruct
We are not owed readers’ attention