Archive - Unflappable

Bookshelves and selves

Lindsay and I took a weekend trip to Bellingham recently, and on a rainy Saturday, we ventured into downtown and found ourselves surrounded by ceiling…

Jun 11 •

Jonathan Hutton

May 2025

YA cancer perks

After treatment, I went searching for something...a perk, a benefit, a good outcome after so much suffering.

May 25 •

Jonathan Hutton

There’s a chapter I’m taking out of the manuscript (and thus the book) and reworking into an essay.

May 4 •

Jonathan Hutton

April 2025

Frequently Asked Book Questions

Apr 26 •

Jonathan Hutton

Guidebooks and manuals

There was a time, more than a few years ago, when I imagined what it would be like to write manuals for a living.

Apr 16 •

Jonathan Hutton

I am so relieved, now that I know.

Apr 4 •

Jonathan Hutton

March 2025

Editing fatigue

Fatigue is the undercurrent of this past week.

Mar 22 •

Jonathan Hutton

The manuscript, in its first draft form, is done - 50,000 words of something that might be a decent book when it grows up.

Mar 8 •

Jonathan Hutton

February 2025

Colombia, confidence

I’ve been thinking about confidence, within the context of flying, as I’ve been writing the chapters about my progression with paragliding.

Feb 23 •

Jonathan Hutton

Tips for moving and packing

You’ll learn a lot about a person if you pack up their house.

Feb 3 •

Jonathan Hutton

January 2025

I have a concept, an outline, and a plan for this manuscript, the first of two books I will write.

Jan 20 •

Jonathan Hutton

It's almost time to start working on a manuscript

Jan 5 •

Jonathan Hutton

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