Articles

Is Sentimentality in Writing Really That Bad?
Dec 17 - Elisa Gabbert

Is It Okay If I Don’t Care About Making Money from Writing?
Jul 30 - Elisa Gabbert

50 Moves You Can Use in Your Fiction
May 16 - Elisa Gabbert

Ethical Advice for Writing About Friends and Family
Jan 29 - Elisa Gabbert

How Do I Become One of Those Writers Who Remember Everything?
Sep 25 - Elisa Gabbert

Networking Advice for the Antisocial Writer
Jul 27 - Elisa Gabbert

What If Someone Else Writes a Book Exactly Like Mine Before I Get a Chance?
May 24 - Elisa Gabbert

What Should I Do If I’m Ashamed of My Published Work?
Mar 22 - Elisa Gabbert

Is There Such a Thing as a Good Book Review?
Jan 26 - Elisa Gabbert

Am I Still a Real Writer If I Don’t Feel Compelled to Write?
Nov 3 - Elisa Gabbert

I’m Almost 40 and Still Getting My Stories Rejected—Am I Running Out of Time?
Sep 12 - Elisa Gabbert

How Do Writers Find Their Voice?
May 15 - Elisa Gabbert

What’s the Deal with Writing Residencies?
Mar 27 - Elisa Gabbert

How do you pursue a writing career in Trump’s America without hating yourself?
Dec 16 - Elisa Gabbert

Are Writing Communities “A Game for the Healthy”?
Nov 3 - Elisa Gabbert

How Can Literary Magazines Counter Their Biases?
Aug 9 - Elisa Gabbert

Should You Write Toward Trends?
Jul 11 - Elisa Gabbert

How Do You Know If Your Writing Is Any Good?
Jun 3 - Elisa Gabbert

The Blunt Instrument on Dealing with Rejection & the Anxiety of Publishing
Apr 19 - Elisa Gabbert

How to Promote Your Book (Without Being Annoying)
Mar 24 - Elisa Gabbert

The Blunt Instrument: What Is Fiction For?
Jan 7 - Elisa Gabbert

Dear Blunt Instrument: Should I Start a Blog to Promote My Writing?
Nov 30 - Elisa Gabbert

How Do You Know When Your Book Is Finished?: The Blunt Instrument on How to Begin and When to End
Sep 18 - Elisa Gabbert

Structure vs. Urgency: The Blunt Instrument on Finding Work/Life Balance as a Writer
Aug 17 - Elisa Gabbert

Are Literary Contests Worth It? The Blunt Instrument on When and How to Publish Your First Book
Jul 10 - Elisa Gabbert

Should White Men Stop Writing? The Blunt Instrument on Publishing and Privilege
Jun 2 - Elisa Gabbert

POETRY: Six by Elisa Gabbert
May 11 - Elisa Gabbert

“Connections and luck do matter”: The Blunt Instrument on MFAs, Networking, and Ornamental Style.
May 5 - Elisa Gabbert

Introducing The Blunt Instrument: An Advice Column for Writers
Apr 27 - Elisa Gabbert

Who Gets to Review? Tranströmer, Ishiguro, and Critical Expertise
Apr 10 - Elisa Gabbert

Some of the Best Lit Tweets of Some of the Year
Dec 16 - Elisa Gabbert

Ten Fruits Ruined by Poetry
Jun 26 - Elisa Gabbert
