Ordinary Magic for the First Week of the New Year

Five Unusual Writing Exercises and One Everyday Incantation

Now, who wants to write not just more, but also better, in the year ahead?

That’s what this post is for—it contains a set of five structured writing exercises and one daily incantation (another sort of practice) that can, taken cumulatively, transform your writing over time. It is magic, truly—the kind of magic we make for ourselves.

All of these exerci…