Don’t Write Alone
Book Contracts: Let’s Talk Money
As part of our Money Week series, literary agent Kate McKean shares the first installment of her column on book contracts, this one addressing advances, payouts, and royalties.
The Secret to Finding Writing Gigs That Actually Pay the Bills
As part of our Money Week series, Jessica Goodman explains why it’s time to shed the stigma around side hustles.
Financial Advice for the Freelancer
For our Money Week series, Nicole Dieker answers commonly-asked questions from freelance writers
Where Manjula Martin Writes
The room is my Narnia wardrobe, my Woolfian fantasy writ real, a masc womb of creative independence. I call the room The Lair because who wouldn’t.
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“It’s downright wild out there”: A Q&A on Book Sales with Alyson Forbes
As part of our Money Week series, Alyson Forbes shares the ins and outs of book sales and explains how indie presses “care about your book the way John Cusack cares about Ione Skye in ‘Say Anything’.”
“If you don’t tell the story someone else might, and they’ll change the facts”: José Vadi and Mensah Demary in Conversation
José Vadi’s work for Catapult magazine was unlike anything I’d encountered before. His essays are embodied and imbued with musicality, experimentation, play, and risk. After editing and publishing his essay “Getting to Suzy’s,” an on-the-ground examination of life in San Francisco amid rampant gentrification, I invited José to submit more work. And after publishing two […]
Loss, Uncertainty, and Love Brought Me to Literary Translation
I often think about translation as a standalone language—without it, we all become our own islands, floating on a vast ocean without ever coming across each other.
Be Yourself and Sell More Books
As a part of our Money Week series, Laura Stanfill argues that you should work with your publisher to do what feels organic, genuine, and true to you as a human being.
Help! Has Motherhood Made Me Too Sensitive to Write?
In the fourth installment of our Tarot + Craft column, Sarah Elaine Smith gives advice to a writer who is having difficulty putting their main character through trauma
Fully Funded Residencies from Switzerland to Colorado
Are you looking for a writing residency, but held back by the cost? Check out this list of fully funded programs currently accepting applications!
