A weekly newsletter on creativity, the arts, the creative process, personal narrative, and the art of living written by writer and writing coach Sebastian Matthews.
I am a writer and a writing coach living in Asheville, NC. I lead personal narrative workshops and host a local radio show. Latest book: The Patient Body (Red Hen Press). Http://sebastianmatthews.com
I focus on the place where urgency meets resistanceโwhat gets in the way of the writing the big, scary things you want to. Also, home of THE BOOK I HAD TO WRITE podcast. Currently publishes 2x a month.
Books & book-adjacent topics, taking the long view, the writing life, and related resources. Posts every 5-6 days.
I write about politics, gender, history, popular culture, and mass mediaโwhat moves me, what delights me, what irritates me, and what worries meโfrom movies and cable tv to mainstream news publications and broadcasts to commercials and ads.