Writing at the Hour Nobody Wants
Why the small hours make better sentences than the bright ones.
On Keeping a Terrible First Draft
The draft is not the book. It is the scaffolding you will take down later.
Six Books to Read by Candlelight
Long, slow, atmospheric — the ones that reward the late hour.
Marginalia: Why I Write in My Books
A defence of the pencil, the dog-ear, and the argument in the margin.
A Letter to Anyone Starting Over
On beginning again at an unreasonable hour of life.
Notes on Keeping a Commonplace Book
One notebook, no system, everything that struck you.