That's very nice if they want to publish you, but don't pay too much attention to it. It will toss you away. Just continue to write.

Literature gives us the great gift of the present moment.

As writers we need to crack open language.

[T]he one thing I want for you is to recognize when you are really singing in writing practice and honor that. Trust that. When you were screaming on the page. Maybe that doesn't make a whole book but that is the true seed.

Clarity and perseverance are difficult in American society because the basis of capitalism is greed and dissatisfaction.

You'll lose your reader if you are vague, not clear, and not present. We love details, personal connections, stories.

Whether you're keeping a journal or writing as a meditation, it's the same thing. What's important is you're having a relationship with your mind.