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In 1899, novelist Kate Chopin's Louisiana character Edna Pontellier created a furor of criticism for pursuing her own passions and then ending her life. Chopin published a retraction of sorts: "I ...

This is a subscriber-exclusive edition of I Have Notes, a newsletter in which I share essays, conversations, advice, and notes on writing. Last year, when asked how my book was going, I would often ...

Writing can at times feel like birthing a Honda Civic: It's hard. It's not pretty. You sweat a lot. And writing can feel like inching your way along a pitch-black, long tunnel. You can make out only ...