On the Eighth Day of Christmas

... the best writing advice Marc Hamer gave to me

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Happy New Year to you all!

I hope you had a wonderful new year’s eve whether you were out partying or seeing it in from your dreams… but here we are in 2024 and it is Day Eight of my Twelve Days of Christmas Writing Advice.

It seemed to me that those who are nursing hangovers but are still starting the new year with good writing intentions, (Ernest Hemingway among others is proof that the two things are not mutually exclusive!) might appreciate the gentle wisdom of Marc Hamer today.

Marc is the author of three books, A Life in Nature or How To Catch a Mole, Seed to Dust, and Spring Rain.

Regular followers may also remember that he created a beautiful nature writing curation for The Book Room, which you can find here. You can also watch our chat about his own work and his choices here.

And so, as a literary Alka Seltzer, which possibly might be needed today, I give you, Marc Hamer’s best writing advice, and today it’s all about harnessing the senses: