Unstoppable: The Writer’s Pursuit of Purpose

The author of Fifty Words for Rain reflects on learning to forge her own unique path through the world.
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The author of Fifty Words for Rain reflects on learning to forge her own unique path through the world.
A debut memoirist speaks up about post-publication blues and offers some suggestions for how to cure them.
A fiction writer breaks up with her novel and learns that sometimes it’s more important to follow your intuition than take advice.
“Just keep listening to the work, one poem at a time.” —Heather Lanier, author of Psalms of Unknowing
The author of Wine People considers how a more expansive understanding of setting can deepen a story.
“I tend to binge-write.” —Myriam Gurba, author of Creep: Accusations and Confessions
“I think that’s so much of the pleasure of writing for me, the opportunity to be fearless on the page.” —Megan Kamalei Kakimoto
“Don’t trap yourself into false models of production and worth.” —Edgar Kunz, author of Fixer
The author of Rachel to the Rescue and Ms. Demeanor explores the risky business of fictionalizing public figures.
“Read more than you write.” —Robyn Schiff, author of Information Desk: An Epic