Writing Life
Once I Publish This Romance Novel, Please Don’t (Slow) Burn Me at the Stake
After being an avid romance reader for years, I’m finally writing a romance novel—and I am terrified of messing up.
Reading Recommendations for Aspiring Romance Writers
Don’t miss this list of reading recommendations (crowdsourced from Twitter!) for our Romance Week series.
Why Romance Is Important for Young Adult Readers
For our Romance Week series, Maya MacGregor reflects on literature’s unique ability to show readers that they are lovable and worthy of romance—even if the rest of the world is saying otherwise.
As a Writer, I Let Astrology Guide Me (Up to a Point)
Though astrology has let me down, I continue to consult the stars. I’m trying to let go of expectations while giving space for hope.
How to Talk Socialism with Your Fictionalized Parents
To write about my socialist family in a capitalist society necessarily means truth and lies are mixed up.
Writing Your Own Obituary Can Teach You How to Live
Hopefully, I’ll continue to update my own obituary for years to come—and learn something about myself along the way.
Writing Advice Isn’t Made for Bodies In Pain
I don’t want to participate in pain’s colonization of myself. I don’t want to write.
Translated Self
Portuguese was my first language, but it was quickly followed by English. To this day, I have the impression that when I speak in English, I bury bits of myself in the process.
My Writing History Is Best Told Through Handwriting
Aditi Malhotra tells us about how handwriting has been a through line in her friendships, shows how handwriting can be incorporated into a generative practice, and offers some tried-and-tested stress-relief postures for happy handwriters.
What Celebrity Blogging Did to My Writing Voice
On some days I’d write up to twelve posts, each snarkier than the last. The meaner I was, the more they liked me.