Don’t Write Alone
Natalie Eve Garrett Wants Us to Feel Loneliness Without Shame
In this interview, Tajja Isen talks with Natalie Eve Garrett about her new anthology ‘The Lonely Stories,’ the longing for solitude, and how books can build community.
Publishing a Book Is Hard on Your Mental Health
A book’s pending publication, despite all the to-dos and excitement, can be a really hard time. Here are a few ways to navigate the prepublication blues.
The Intimate Relationship of Telling Someone Else’s Story
Nonfiction writers can get so consumed by investigating that we lose track of the story. Narrating my audiobook brought me back to the real person at the heart of it.
Poems That Will Inspire You to Keep Writing
To celebrate National Poetry Month, we asked authors the question: “What poem or poet inspires you to keep writing?”
Celebrating One Year of ‘Don’t Write Alone’
A letter from Stella Cabot Wilson, ‘Don’t Write Alone’ editor.
My Grandmother and I Never Saw Eye to Eye—Until I Wrote My Novel
When my Nai Nai asked me about the book, I felt compelled to tell her the truth: that I was scared, but that I was trying.
Richard Butner Wants to Never Write the Same Story Twice
In this interview, Kelly Link interviews the author Richard Butner about the short story form, running the Sycamore Hill Writer’s Workshop, and the value of writing with other people.
How Do You Edit a Literary Magazine?
A roundtable discussion with the editors of ‘Catapult’ and ‘Don’t Write Alone.’
Who Is Steven Hotdog? Or, Untangling the “Braided Essay”
A personal essay of the Steven Hotdog form needs the interior experience, the exterior fact, and the meaning that connects them—in order to work its magic.
On the Limits and Possibilities of the Sentence
After another breath, I return to the sentence “This is because that is.”
