How Jigsaw Puzzles Made Me a Better Writer

L. Grady
5 min readNov 19, 2020

Puzzles do more than kill time — they’re a writer’s best friend.

Several colorful jigsaw puzzle pieces. Via Unsplash.

Like many people I know, I developed a love for puzzles early in 2020, just as the pandemic reached the United States. Goodbye nights out with friends. Hello jigsaws! At first I viewed them as mere distractions. They helped to pass some long, stressful nights and focus my attention so I didn’t worry as much about the world…

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L. Grady

Freelance writer and editor; dreamer; a believer in helping others to write better and be more creative.