Don’t Write Alone
Fiction Writing and Screenwriting: What’s the Difference?
For the fiction writer who is looking to dive into the deep end of writing their first film script, here are some things to keep in mind.
Writing the Senses: Sight
In this five-part column, Hannah Howard explores the senses from a craft perspective
The Memoir Time Machine
As a writer of personal nonfiction, I worry that with every memoir or essay, I risk fragmenting and simplifying my life into words living on pages.
Where Jami Attenberg Writes
Only now does my office feel like my home again. Only now does my body feel like my home again.
A Memoir Should Be a Conversation, Not a Monologue
It’s about suggesting, right there on the page, that the writer is no more important than the reader.
Writing Will Not Save Us
There is true, gut-wrenching grief in learning that sometimes even our wildest dreams aren’t enough to save, heal, or absolve us.
“Memoir means working within the confines of your choices”: A Conversation with Gina Frangello
“Finding time to write is what comes hardest. Everything else is easier than that.”
Turning Reality into Comedy
There’s comedic gold all around you—if you know how to mine it. Check out this writing prompt used by Catapult instructor Caitlin Kunkel in one of her classes!
Bullet Journaling to Save a Life
After being diagnosed with bipolar II, I resolved that a soft-cover turquoise journal and a set of brush pens would guide me back to myself.
How Do I Write Amid Erasure?
Speaking of hijacking, we can subvert the oppressor’s literature.
