A newsletter about writing from Office of Modern Composition, a Chicago-based organization that composes pleasurable moments, weeks and years, books, podcasts, and more.
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Stephen King Found What Works For Him, And I'm Here For It
I don’t really want to tell you this, but I recently read Stephen King’s On Writing. I don’t want to admit it because I’m not a fan – I haven’t read any of his fiction, and I don’t think I’d like it. Of his novels that have been made into m...
You Need To Tell Your Secrets
Content warning: though there is nothing graphic in this piece, it does talk about something icky and revolting.
People want to tell their stories. They want to tell their secrets. The need is so incredibly pressing that, in one dismal exa...
If I Could Recommend A Single Habit
I’m a creature of novelty (and who isn’t in 2026?), so I’ve had a lot of great writing practices slip into and out of my life. For a while, I wrote on a word processor while walking on a treadmill. I’ve tried going for long walks and stoppi...
Startling Starts
The main thing I do as a writer is sit around and think. Or walk around and think. Or be in the shower or bathtub or lake or car and think. This is an activity I find so gratifying that I’d recommend it to non-writers, too. Give it a try ri...
The Magic of the Blank Page
“What I love about stationery is that it waits for its owner to tell the story. It lives and breathes in interaction with people.”
– Katerina Sachova, founder of Papelote, a stationery store in Prague
A page of blank paper means not...
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Authors
The writers behind this newsletter.
We're a Chicago-based writing studio that makes compositions and fosters composers. We offer one-on-one coaching for writers, take commissions for things you need to have written, and host virtual co-writes here: https://tinyurl.com/33y2353a
Sophie Lucido Johnson is the author of three books. She is a cartoonist for The New Yorker Magazine, and has been published in The New York Times, The Guardian, Bon Appetit, The Chicago Reader, The Believer, McSweeney's, and lots of other places.
Raghav Rao. Chicago-Based Writer.
founder & operator of the Office of Modern Composition + host of podcast The Shape of the World
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