Don’t Write Alone

Don’t Write Alone | Columns
Self-Doubt and the Submission Process

In the first installment of this three-part column, Eva Recinos explores how we can get out of our own heads and into a space where we can submit work

Apr 6, 2021
Don’t Write Alone | Columns
Writers Who Eat: Ross Gay Conversation with Bix Gabriel

“I’m writing about my relationship with the land, and I need to get from sorrow to debt to gratitude.”

Apr 5, 2021
Don’t Write Alone | Free Write
A Writing Prompt for Mandarin Speakers

Are you a bilingual writer? Try this prompt from Catapult instructor and poet Chen Chen.

Apr 5, 2021
On Writing | Don’t Write Alone | Notes on Craft
A Case Against Killing Your Darlings

I want any novel I write to be full of darlings. If possible, all darlings.

Apr 5, 2021
Don’t Write Alone | Where We Write
Where Alanna Bennett Writes

My desk has to hold all the different versions of me, the good days and the bad. So far, it has.

Apr 5, 2021
Don’t Write Alone | Where We Write
Where Tommy Pico Writes

By necessity, my workspace must be extremely versatile (much more versatile than my boudoir life I might add)

Apr 5, 2021
Don’t Write Alone | Toolkit
Editing and Publishing Lingo You Should Know

If it’s your first time taking a workshop or working with an editor, here are some terms you might come across.

Apr 5, 2021
Don’t Write Alone | Free Write
A Writing Exercise Using Photographs

If you’re starting a new personal essay or you’re working on a memoir, try this writing exercise shared by our instructor Brian Gresko.

Apr 5, 2021
Don’t Write Alone | Free Write
Setting and Dialogue Exercise

Explore your scene writing or begin a flash fiction piece with this prompt from Catapult instructor Christine Sneed.

Apr 5, 2021
Don’t Write Alone | Where We Write
Where Lydia Kiesling Writes

One day we will clean it all up and fix ourselves.

Apr 5, 2021