By Allison K Williams “Writing an essay collection or a memoir is an act of generosity. A common misconception is that these kinds of books are all about the author. They’re not. They’re about the reader.” (Maria Goldverg) A few years ago, I was teaching at the Hippocamp Creative Nonfiction Conference, where the keynote speaker […]| The Brevity Blog
By Michelle Cutler When clearing out some of my mother’s file cabinets last year, I discovered a folder of my second-grade homework assignments tucked between last century’s tax returns. Flipping through colored crepe paper collages and Halloween ghosts rendered in negative space, I was instantly transported back to simpler times. A crayon-rendered diagram of a […]| The Brevity Blog
By Allison K Williams Do you need an MFA to be a published writer? Heck no! But you do need an education. Develop your writing craft, test your queries, analyze proposals, learn about marketing and publicity, build your literary community. The best part? A lot of this information is free. Some education is time-sensitive. Today […]| The Brevity Blog
By Michele Cantos Garcia When I was still a new writer searching for my voice at writing workshops, I was overcome with a conviction that I should apply to artist retreats and fellowships. Earning …| The Brevity Blog
Author Lynn Street shares how an Audubon event inspired her narrative nonfiction picture books and how writers can break into the market.| Writer's Digest
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I can’t believe it’s been over two years since I wrote a piece for this blog! And before that, only one post in 2015. It seems like I was more active here leading up to 2014—before I started living every author’s dream and was able to quit my day job! It’s funny that when you’re dreaming of writing full-time, you imagine that when it happens you’ll have so much time. You tell yourself you’ll do this; you’ll do that. But reality has other plans.| A writer's journey...
