Write what you don’t know about what you know.

Best advice given to me directly (and which I still struggle to follow): “You can’t polish a mess.” Stephen Koch. Best advice I’ve read: “Write what you don’t know about what you know.” Weirdly, this seems to be attributed to both Eudora Welty and Grace Paley.

The above, plus: Get some exercise to help you sit still.

Jill Eisenstadt

https://www.kveller.com/jill-eisenstadt-talks-creativity-parenthood-and-writing-murderous-moms/

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/tashlikh/?_ga=2.106043907.1697869897.1678959320-993046435.1678959319