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  • Let’s Talk About What It Means to Rest for the Sake of Rest

    Anytime I took a break, I was recharging so I could continue to overfunction

    Dec 19 - Benjamin Schaefer
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    Why It’s Community Above All Else for Me

    Notoriety is fleeting, but connection is forever

    Jan 7 - Greg Mania
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    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
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    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
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    We Need To Talk About Competition

    A scarcity mentality tells me there are only so many pieces of the proverbial pie and that only the worthy get fed

    May 15 - Benjamin Schaefer
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    How to Write a Query Letter 

    A practical guide to getting literary agents interested in your book

    Jan 17 - Sue William Silverman
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    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
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    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
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