There is always more I can do as a writer to be what my readers will hope for.
WRITING LIFE: An Unlikely Motivation by Brian Watson
Category: Writing Life
Our Writing Life column archive, which features an array of guest contributors.
WRITING LIFE: How Writing in Community Rocked My Writing by Laura Sturza
In 2015, I’d reached a turning point in my writing life and realized a group might help me start my first book.
WRITING LIFE: Finding Motivation, Line by Line by Samantha Paige Rosen
I kept promising myself that when X happened, I’d devote more time to creative writing.
WRITING LIFE: Finding a Voice for Myself and My Son by Jaclyn Greenberg
I hoped that writing would sort out the mess in my head.
WRITING LIFE: Don’t (Necessarily) Write Every Day By Katie Bannon
The problem with the “Write every day” advice is that it assumes all writers are the same.
WRITING LIFE: Supportmanteaus for Writers by Katherine Revelle
Katherine Revelle introduces us to Supportmanteaus…
WRITING LIFE: Overcoming Editorial Aversions to 9/11 by Elizabeth Moroney
9/11 has ruined the narrative arc, and our craft should reflect that.
WRITING LIFE: Writing Class Ruined Me for Social Reentry by Andrea Askowitz
For a second, I think these women are with me.
WRITING LIFE: Over in a Flash by Kristen Paulson-Nguyen
“Thank you for coming,” I said to the director’s black cat, Loba.
WRITING LIFE: Solo Retreat (S)Log by Debra Leishear-King
Pack car. Ignore heavy, untouched tub of books and writing supplies. Scowl at ruined vegetables.
