Archive - The Shoulds by Francesca Specter

February 2025

The art of writing about your personal life

...without losing friends and alienating people. Eight lessons on writing from life, plus useful techniques and boundary-setting advice from authors.

Feb 27 •

Francesca Specter

Ch-ch-ch-changes – and how to embrace them

In your own life, and in other people's.

Feb 20 •

Francesca Specter

How to take your writing seriously

From creating a regular practice to finding your people, seven steps to turn your writing into a craft. Plus, expert tips and resources.

Feb 13 •

Francesca Specter

The joy of doing nothing (while travelling)

A dispatch from Mexico, pt. ii.

Feb 6 •

Francesca Specter

January 2025

December 2024

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