I am a writer that likes rituals, ceremonies, and holidays that feel like closing chapters. As I prepared to leave my current artist residency in Key West, I’m thinking of how the writing journey, if it really is a love-at-first-sight kind of thing, is endless. Having finished Book #1 last year and working through Book #2 right now as I’m awaiting news from submissions for Book #1, I have to be willing to give some advice to both help readers of this newsletter and myself as I try not to check my email too.