Why writing is so much more than just writing

On the art, discipline, and magic of shaping words (and ourselves).

I’ve been working on my second book for the last couple of years, and in many ways, it feels completely different from writing my first. Partly because it’s fiction, but also because I’m older and more experienced now. I feel so much more conscious - not just of the work itself, but of the process. I know what I need, how I like to work, what it takes t…