"I'm not writing just for myself" — Danielle Teller tells the story of FORGED
Send us a textDanielle Teller tells the story of Forged and talks about: success as a writer rule-breaking the pitfalls of newspaper articles in novels Cassie Chadwick All the Ever Afters When your agent can't place your manuscript How her work as a doctor has informed her writing process Learn more about Danielle here buy FORGED hereÂ
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“There’s Someone Out There...I just Have to Find Them." — Christine Kalafus tells the story of FLOOD
Send us a textChristine tells the story of FLOOD and talks about: Westport Writers Workshop Christine PakkalaCopy editing your own work Thinking about text structure like architecture Agent shenanigans Woodhall Press Shampoo and sugar as essential writing tools Combatting perfectionismJaclyn Gilbert and Drift(less) Literary Poets and their memoirs Learn more about Christine hereBuy FLOOD hereÂ
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Two Things That Are Anathema in Publishing — Deesha Philyaw tells the story of The Secret Lives of Church Ladie
Send us a textDeesha Philyaw tells the story of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies Along the way she covers: Being in the Norton Anthology of Literature Jamaica Kincaid's story Girl The ways Church Ladies is proudly Black Ways white supremacy shapes the stories we read and tell Misconceptions about race in publishing Revision for her novel Boundaries Her brilliant agent and unorthodox publishing moves  Learn more about Deesha hereBuy Secret Lives of Church Ladies hereÂ
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"Your Life Can Be Set Up Like An Artist's Residency" — Sasha Hom tells the story of Sidework
Send us a textSasha Hom tells the story of Sidework. Along the way she covers: ProfluenceIncluding multiple nows in your writing Making appreciation a disciplinePolyphonic nature of restaurants and motherhood (especially when living in a tent!) Living life as an artist's residency Black Lawrence Press (Immigrant writing series) Learn more about Sasha here or here Buy Sidework hereÂ
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A Safe Place to Explore — Jennie Case tells the story of We Are Animals
Send us a textJennie Case tells the story of We Are Animals. Jennie talks about: - control, safety, and risk in the creative process - speaking to the current moment - how to gesture toward the place beyond concepts in writing - agent troubles - writing a letter to your book - publishing with a university press (Trinity)Find out more about Jennie hereBuy We Are Animals here
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