When your story is not the one a publisher wants to tellThe first question you must ask: Is your story one people want to hear?
After 10 years battering myself with drink and drugs, I remembered: I used to want to writeI’m done with all the procrastinating, although it has served me well – I’ve gained valuable life experience while avoiding writing.
Not The Booker 2018: Ariel Kahn on what nominations mean for authorsPut your work out there, and don’t give up.
How do I write the lives of 36 women murdered by a serial killer?Where our records and collective memory failed them, empathy prevailed.
How to write quickly without writing badlyNo success happens overnight and no skill is developed without effort.
Embrace the chaos of writingJust make sure you’re embracing it in a way that doesn’t end up with a load of unusable nonsense.