Don’t Write Alone
Journalism Taught Me to Ask for Help
As a journalist, I’ve learned that isolation is damning—something I don’t think the writer in me fully recognizes.
Revise Toward Praise, Not Away From Criticism
Revising toward praise gives a writer a direction to go, something to build to instead of something to run from.
My Name Is Not Anna Steidel—But Her Name Is On My Wall
There is an award in my office that does not belong to me.
“I hope people consider the different ways history can be told”: A Conversation with Clint Smith
“Who we are, what our identities and backgrounds and politics are, all of these things animate how we experience a place.”
The Only Reader Who Matters
Caroline Shannon Karasik reckons with various craft advice, including “write for no one,” when she’s always hoped to one day share her book with her grandmother.
Where Terese Marie Mailhot Writes
“After the success of my first book, I got caught up with ambition and worked to produce. Writing shouldn’t really be like that.”
Writing the Autobiography of Your Stuff
The detritus of our lives can serve as a cannon for fiction or nonfiction writing.
Five Questions to Ask Before Signing with a Small Press
Before you sign a contract, it’s worth opening up a dialogue to understand how the press handles the publishing process.
Let’s Talk About Imagery
It’s hard to talk about love without clichés, but what about images you associate with love? Poet José Olivarez shares lessons on imagery learned from country music.
The Poetry of Comics: An Interview with Cartoonist Andrew Lorenzi
“Both poetry and comics excel at taking ineffable, hard-to-articulate times in life and making them into something solid.”
