The Five Pillars That Sustain My Writing

Merriam-Webster offers two definitions of pillar: 1) “a firm upright support for a superstructure” and 2) “a fundamental precept.” Buildings need pillars, either to prevent them from collapsing or because, well, they look nice. Writers need pillars too. We use words to construct a narrative superstructure — ideally an invisible one — that supports our ideas.