Don’t Write Alone

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Book Contracts: Let’s Talk Rights

In the second installment of her column, Kate McKean tells us all about the rights and subrights that could appear in your contract when you sell your book to a publisher.

Kate McKean

Oct 26, 2021

Don’t Write Alone | Columns

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Where Tajja Isen Writes

I like to think that writing where I live has allowed me to let more of life into my writing.

Tajja Isen

Oct 25, 2021

Don’t Write Alone | Where We Write

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Updated Weekly: 2021 Submission and Freelance Writing Opportunities

Here’s a full list of submission and freelancing opportunities we’ve shared in 2021, updated weekly. Bookmark this list to stay up to date on new postings!

Stella Cabot Wilson

Oct 22, 2021

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Job Opportunities for Writers: October 22, 2021

We post roundups of writing and literary jobs once a week. Here’s our list for October 22, 2021.

Oct 22, 2021

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Submission and Pitching Opportunities: October 22, 2021

We post submission roundups once a week. Here’s our list of literary magazines and freelance opportunities for October 22, 2021.

Oct 22, 2021

When Do You Stop Writing?

Let’s give answering this difficult question a shot.

Cinelle Barnes

Oct 21, 2021

Don’t Write Alone | Columns

A Conversation with ‘Best Debut Short Stories 2021 Author’ Heather Aruffo

“I think medical terminology can be incredibly beautiful and I love integrating it into my work.”

Catapult Books

Oct 20, 2021

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The Sound of My Voice: Reading My Audiobook Was an Act of Letting Go

You cannot grow, or heal, or whatever it is we’re trying to achieve when we write though trauma, by distancing yourself from your own pain.

Zeba Blay

Oct 19, 2021

Don’t Write Alone | Columns

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Where Matt Ortile Writes

I try to be agnostic about where I write; I never have an excuse to not.

Matt Ortile

Oct 18, 2021

Don’t Write Alone | Where We Write

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Job Opportunities for Writers: October 15, 2021

We post roundups of writing and literary jobs once a week. Here’s our list for October 15, 2021.

Oct 15, 2021

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Submission and Pitching Opportunities: October 15, 2021

We post submission roundups once a week. Here’s our list of literary magazines and freelance opportunities for October 15, 2021.

Oct 15, 2021

A Conversation with ‘Best Debut Short Stories 2021’ Author Lindsay Ferguson

“Writing at a slow pace—or along the contours of what life personally looks like for you—is still writing.”

Catapult Books

Oct 14, 2021

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Writers Who Read: A Conversation on Body Horror with Julian K. Jarboe

“If you’re interested in responding to difference and change in a fantastic way, body horror fiction can be a great way to push through the stereotypical or conventional roles of monstrosity.”

Gabrielle Bellot

Oct 14, 2021

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I Found My Literary Community by Writing Book Reviews

My goal wasn’t to become a career critic, but to get the word out about books I felt deserved the attention.

Erin Flanagan

Oct 13, 2021

Don’t Write Alone | Writing Life

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Why Full-Time Freelancing Isn’t For Me

In the face of dire job prospects, freelancing felt like it might be a solution; a way to be a writer on my own terms.

Gabrielle Drolet

Oct 12, 2021

Don’t Write Alone | Shop Talk

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A Freelancer Talks Money and Writing

It’s not what you write that’s meaningful, but the time you spend writing.

Abeer Hoque

Oct 12, 2021

Don’t Write Alone | Shop Talk

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Submission and Pitching Opportunities: October 8, 2021

We post submission roundups once a week. Here’s our list of literary magazines and freelance opportunities for October 8, 2021.

Oct 08, 2021

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Job Opportunities for Writers: October 8, 2021

We post roundups of writing and literary jobs once a week. Here’s our list for October 8, 2021.

Oct 08, 2021

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25 Literary Magazines That Accept Work Combining Text and Image

If you make comics, graphic stories, visual poetry, collage, schematics, and anything in between, check out this list of journals that accept multimedia work!

Eliza Harris

Oct 07, 2021