Tips & Inspiration
Write the words when they show up or lose them forever
It reminds me that memories make up so much of who we are, but what if we don't get to choose what we retain?
Tips & Inspiration
So you want to publish a book?
Sometimes, publishing can be as simple as having access to the means of production: a printer, glue, and a craft knife.
Essays
Post-script: Responding to the comments....
This is my wero and karanga back to you e te tuahine. What about that initial vision you talked to me about? Do you remember?
Tips & Inspiration
Too many Hāngī / Tangi stories: A critical review of a critical review (TEXT)
In which I call professional foul - My Most Explosive (and longest) Substack Yet!!!!!!!!
Tips & Inspiration
Too Many Hāngī / Tangi Stories: A critical review of a critical review (AUDIO ONLY)
In which I call professional foul - My Most Explosive (and longest) Substack Yet!
Essays
The Terrible Quietness
It's dangerous to speak up, but how much more dangerous is it not to?
Tips & Inspiration
What is the point of art/story?
In (metaphorical) conversation with Jack Trolove and Anahera Gildea
Essays
The only writing prompt you might ever need
I met a couple of kids on the banks of the Wairoa and we got talking.
Tips & Inspiration
Decolonising famous writerly advice with Anahera Gildea
Neil Gaiman says you can do whatever you like as long as you do it with enough assurance. Let's unpack that.
Essays
Feeling the fear and publishing anyway
A mihi + a pledge
Essays
Journals keep us honest. Is that why we always want to burn them?
The best writing skill no-one told me about
Essays
First words: If they don’t come to you, then you might have to go out and meet them
It's not procrastination, it's not science, it's something else entirely