Writing
Notes on story, voice, and the market.
Recent essays from joanwestenberg.com, updated automatically as new posts go live. Written to be argued with.
You Are a Peach Tree. Beareth Thou Peaches.
Your Creative Anxiety As a Gardening Problem
Read on joanwestenberg.com →You Won't Make It. It Makes You.
In Praise of the Day-to-Day Crap
Read on joanwestenberg.com →The Case for Minimum Viable Faith
Why We Convince Ourselves We’ve Missed the Window
Read on joanwestenberg.com →Avoidance Is a Short-Term Loan with Predatory Interest
The 3 Horsemen of Not Doing S**t
Read on joanwestenberg.com →Stop Trying to Build a Unicorn. Start Cockroachmaxxing.
My Mantra: Don't Die.
Read on joanwestenberg.com →Everything is Lonely
Bring Back the Cringe and Reconnect
Read on joanwestenberg.com →Burn the Origin Story They Gave You
Stop Adopting Other People's Limits
Read on joanwestenberg.com →Fuck you. Pay me.
There Is No "Exposure" Worth My Time
Read on joanwestenberg.com →Hating Marvel Movies is Not a Personality
Joy Is Not a Crime: In Defense of Loving Comic Book Movies
Read on joanwestenberg.com →Nobody Wants Your Newsletter. You Should Write it Anyway.
The Case for Screaming Into the Void
Read on joanwestenberg.com →Hating Marvel Movies Is Not a Personality
The Emptiness of Cultural Elitism
Read on joanwestenberg.com →The Indie Hacker Economy is a Pyramid Scheme
AI Didn't Kill Indie Hacking. The Closed Loop Did.
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