Queer travel writer
Uninterrupted time to write is so precious that you can’t put a price tag on it. But writers are historically underpaid for our work and the truth is, writers residencies can be surprisingly expensive. My post about how to apply for writers residencies is one of my most popular so today I thought I’d break … Read more
Five things to try when you’ve hit a wall in your writing. (p.s. you don’t have to be a poet to find these tips helpful to beat writers’ block!)
So I usually don’t talk too much about works in progress while I’m writing them (how can I share with you where something is going when some days I’m not even 100 percent sure myself?) but I’ve just finished a draft of a novel I started some time ago. ??? Reaching the end of a draft is … Read more
No one ever teaches writers the ins and outs of submitting to literary magazines and journals. We have to figure it out on our own, and we make a lot of mistakes. Here are the top mistakes I see writers make when submitting to literary magazines, and what to do instead.
Working through the exercises and keeping “artist’s dates” with myself gave me a rope ladder to pull myself back up and invest in my creativity while also helping me nurture myself during what was otherwise an overwhelming and anxiety-ridden year.