Writing Memoir While Young
I was in a room full of writers talking casually about getting published.
“It’s brutal!” said one. “I used to work as an agent’s assistant in New York. I should know!”
How Intersectionality Made Me a Better Poet
Three Principles of Revision
Revision. Love it or hate it, I don't care. Just make sure you do it. Revising is the difference between casual and professional writers.
How To Build Writerly Resilience
I've been reading Jane Friedman's The Business of Being a Writer over the past few weeks. It is a smart book about all the nonwriting stuff that goes into having a writing career, however we may define it. And one quote has stuck with me particularly.