How to Write a Query Letter
A practical guide to getting literary agents interested in your book
Jan 17 - Sue William Silverman
Craft
essays
This Year, Ask Yourself What Kind of Writer You Want to Be
Jami Attenberg's advice for starting a new project, making a choice, and tending to your creative self
Jan 9 - Jami Attenberg
Craft
Twisting My Life Into a Story Sacrificed My Ability to Live It
Walking away from the perfect ending gives me the freedom to write something real
Nov 30 - Jessica L Pavia
Craft
My Book Earned Out in Two Years and Nothing Happened
Hustling to earn out cost me time with my family and energy I could’ve spent writing the next book
Nov 7 - Catherine Baab-Muguira
Craft
When Innocent Black People Die, I Mourn The Life, The Potential, And The Art
The death of Jordan Neely reminded me of another Black artist whose life was taken far too young
Oct 13 - Zeynab Warsame
Craft
In Defense of Sophie Turner, It’s Nearly Impossible to Be a “Good Mother”
The expectation of erasing oneself and sacrificing everything for your children is crushing
Sep 28 - Alicia Andrzejewski
culture
On the Accidental Art of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
The video game subcommunity gave Jeremy Klemin working language to better understand literary craft
Sep 22 - Jeremy Klemin
culture
Fiction Is a Hallucination, Packaged for Public Consumption
Delusional thinking helped Genevieve Plunkett write her debut novel "In the Lobby of the Dream Hotel"
Aug 23 - Genevieve Plunkett
Craft
I Stole My Neighbors’ Tragedy To Write a Short Story
The stakes are higher when we mine someone else’s grief for art
Aug 16 - Rebecca Meacham
Craft
You Don’t Need to Suffer to Make Art—But It Can Help
Sarah Rose Etter has some answers to the world's most annoying party question: "How did you write your novel?"
Jul 27 - Sarah Rose Etter
Craft
Warning: Family History May Cause Writer’s Block
How to risk failure and do ambitious shit when your ancestors are watching
Jul 11 - Kristin Wong
Craft
We Need to Tell a Different Kind of Love Story
Friendship stories don't map cleanly onto the Hero's Journey—but why are we still mapping men's stories?
Jul 6 - Patricia Fancher
Craft
