My wife and I are standing in a grocery store aisle—no kids, no other distractions—when I own up.
CRAFT: On Revealing Secrets in Our Stories by Nicole Breit
Category: Craft
Our Craft column archive, which features an array of guest contributors.
CRAFT: 14 Tips for Interviewing Authors by Sarah Boon
…interviewing an author isn’t as simple as picking up the phone and talking—there’s a lot of preparatory work…
CRAFT: The Five Responses to Rejection and How to Craft Your Own by Estelle Erasmus
So your piece was rejected? You’re not alone. We’ve all been there. After licking your wounds what should you do?
CRAFT: Making yourself a character in your story by Nicole Breit
In this craft article we’ll look at ways you can nurture the split between person and persona.
CRAFT: What to Do When You’ve Written an “SFD” by Amy Evrard
Like many writers, up until that point I had approached my writing practice with resistance, self-doubt, and fear… When I first read Anne Lamott’s infamous chapter on “Shitty First Drafts” (SFDs) from her book Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, I felt as if someone had scooped me out of choppy waters…
CRAFT: How to Reveal While You Conceal by Estelle Erasmus
In this day of letting everything hang out, writers … need to remember the key is crafting a strong story that offers some sort of redemption or transformation…
CRAFT: Editing Salad by Danielle DeSantis
I’ve never been a great editor. I work hard on my first draft. It’s tough to cut those carefully crafted sentences and judiciously selected words.
CRAFT: Life Writing Tips— How Asking Questions Can Spark New Stories by Nicole Breit
I think of the brave souls called to write creative nonfiction as questers.
CRAFT: It’s in the Blood by Tyler Grimm
We all suffer differently, but there are countless solutions, strategies, concepts, resources, or even just tiny steps that may be helpful.
CRAFT: Five Lessons From Yoga That Apply to Writing by Michelle Levy
I hadn’t written in twenty years. Well, I’d written—plenty—but hadn’t called myself a writer since grad school.
