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The author’s failed attempts to find a writers group eventually lead her to build one of her own that offers the right mix of rigor and support.

A look at the ways writers can benefit from distinctly different kinds of gatherings, including groups offering accountability partners, workshop feedback, and publishing advice.

The novelist and teacher offers advice on starting a writers group where your creative work can thrive.

Advice on becoming a writer ignores the impact of motherhood—and fails to acknowledge the privileges of canonical writers. The author describes learning “to see art-making as a professional possibility” as a brown mother-writer.

“It took me more than a year to put aside my fear of attempting it.” —Lan Samantha Chang, author of The Family Chao

“It’d be easier for me to stop talking than to stop writing.” —Tochi Onyebuchi, author of Goliath

“I will miss thinking about Joan and her world every second of every day.” —Weike Wang, author of Joan Is Okay

The author reflects on five journals that published essays from their debut collection, Dark Tourist.