Feeling admiration for a writer feels different than feeling envy.

Kathryn Chetkovich Writes Eloquently About a Very Un-eloquent Topic: Envy

Missing was the connection to something greater than himself (my father) that told me—on the inside—that I exist, there is a place for me, too.

Mixed Up About Money and Its Relationship to Writing

Sometimes, it’s pretty clear an essay is the perfect way to convey a thought or feeling. But how do I know? Maybe I should be writing a short story.

Is It a Memoir or Novel?

Truth: I’m not religious about prayer. Bigger Truth: I want to be. Or maybe I am? Let me be clear: G. O. D. What that is for me on any given day can change – this much I know. What I call it changes, too.

Manuscripts, shopping lists—it’s really, kind of, all the same. See what I need, what I long for, and get it on the page.  Then, see what comes next.
Four Words to Help You Avoid Writing Stagnation

“The key for me was to change my expectations. I forced myself to write with a less idealized image of what writing is supposed to look like. I didn’t need four hours at a time…. twenty minutes was acceptable. I didn’t need to write every day… 3x a week was fine.”

stuck/unstuck: Back to writing after baby arrives: Yuvi Zalkow

Two professional creatives who work in advertising weigh in.

stuck/unstuck: both parents—writing after babies arrive

“I’m on record as not believing in writer’s block. But as I learned after having my second child a year ago, sometimes you just can’t rush the fiction process, no matter how many hours you spend in front of your computer.”

stuck/unstuck: writing with baby/kids in the house by Camille Noe Pagán

I’ve come across writers who feel that their story, their truth and how they want to say it, has a right to its voice. On the page. In public. I totally get that. But once done they are often shocked, startled, angered, enraged, and, ultimately hurt that their words were somehow used against them.

Self-awareness and psychological readiness (or their lack) in personal essays