55. Are We Ever Really Finished?

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Today I’m answering a listener question: How do you know when you’re done? It seems straightforward on the surface—you’re done when the essay is published, when the book comes out, or when the workshop is over. But not every writing project has defined edges. In fact, this episode argues that when we’re wondering if we’re done with something, we’re actually asking the wrong question. 

Highlights

• Understanding completion as a phased experience

• Questions to ask yourself to gauge where you are in the process

• Examples of finishing—from blogging to Facebook groups

• The advice MFK Fisher gave Ruth Reichel that changed the course of her career (and her relationship to finishing)

Links + Resources

• Episode 26: Cultivating Trust in the Writer’s Life

• Episode 50: Make Space, Not Time & Other Insights From the Sacred Pause

• Julia Gets Wise with Ruth Reichel

• Eat This Poem: A Literary Feast of Recipes Inspired by Poetry

• Wild Words: Rituals, Routines, and Rhythms for Braving the Writer’s Path

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