You Don’t Have to Write Every Day to Be a Real Writer
I write; I am a writer. My qualifications are that I say so
Dec 5 - Elizabeth McCracken
Craft
essays
10 Novels Agents Have Seen a Billion Times, and How to Make Yours Stand Out
If your book is on this list, watch out for these common pitfalls
Jun 13 - Kate McKean
Craft
To Tell My Disabled Stories, I Needed to Unlearn Ableist Workshop Critiques
I masked in workshop and on the page, even as it invalidated my lived experience
Mar 11 - Sarah Fawn Montgomery
Craft
All of My Accepted Stories Started with Rejections
I can't sacrifice my writing for the business of advancing my career
Jan 10 - Benjamin Schaefer
Craft
I Love Short Stories. Do I Have to Write a Novel?
The publishing world’s insistence on the novel as default fails to imagine what a book can do
Oct 1 - Amy Stuber
Craft
How 10 Days Off-Roading in Mexico Helped Me Navigate A Shifting Publishing Landscape
Not all who wander are lost, but I am, and I’ve almost always felt that way
Sep 3 - Paulette Perhach
Craft
How to Write a Query Letter
A practical guide to getting literary agents interested in your book
Jan 17 - Sue William Silverman
Craft
This Year, Ask Yourself What Kind of Writer You Want to Be
Jami Attenberg's advice for starting a new project, making a choice, and tending to your creative self
Jan 9 - Jami Attenberg
Craft
Twisting My Life Into a Story Sacrificed My Ability to Live It
Walking away from the perfect ending gives me the freedom to write something real
Nov 30 - Jessica L Pavia
Craft
My Book Earned Out in Two Years and Nothing Happened
Hustling to earn out cost me time with my family and energy I could’ve spent writing the next book
Nov 7 - Catherine Baab-Muguira
Craft
When Innocent Black People Die, I Mourn The Life, The Potential, And The Art
The death of Jordan Neely reminded me of another Black artist whose life was taken far too young
Oct 13 - Zeynab Warsame
Craft
In Defense of Sophie Turner, It’s Nearly Impossible to Be a “Good Mother”
The expectation of erasing oneself and sacrificing everything for your children is crushing
Sep 28 - Alicia Andrzejewski
culture
