FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK

Dear FYSA,

I’m trying to be more disciplined about my writing. I want to really push myself to hit that daily word count, but I don’t know what is reasonable. How do you settle on a work volume that feels both meaningful and manageable?

Signed, Sliding Scale

Dear Sliding,

I recently sustained a running injury that forced me to hang up my Nikes for a while. When I finally began physical therapy, I would work with the therapist in the office, get my assigned exercises to take home and then