Shop Talk
How BookTok Is Changing Publishing
For our Social Media Week series, Cecilia Beard explains how BookTok makes it possible for people outside the traditional delineation of the publishing industry to propel any book to success.
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.
Celebrating One Year of ‘Don’t Write Alone’
A letter from Stella Cabot Wilson, ‘Don’t Write Alone’ editor.
How Do You Edit a Literary Magazine?
A roundtable discussion with the editors of ‘Catapult’ and ‘Don’t Write Alone.’
Filing Taxes as a Self-Employed Writer
Your worth as an artist is not equivalent to the numbers that end up on your tax return.
I Read the Submissions Queue for a Literary Journal
Over the last four years I have evaluated more than one thousand short stories.
Get Thee to a Writing Residency
Residency programs offer dedicated time and space to help you level up your writing. Here’s how to apply.
How I Found a Writing Cohort Without an MFA
This is a benefit of finding your cohort outside of an MFA: It’s much more flexible.
Why Full-Time Freelancing Isn’t For Me
In the face of dire job prospects, freelancing felt like it might be a solution; a way to be a writer on my own terms.
A Freelancer Talks Money and Writing
It’s not what you write that’s meaningful, but the time you spend writing.