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Looking to Interview Men for My Book!
Things have been unusually quiet over here at The Book I Want to Write over the past year, as I’ve been hard at work on my own book, as well as moving…
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My 5 favorite stories -- April 2024 edition
Here are some of the stories I found most compelling over the past couple of months…
May 1, 2024
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The Confessional Essay Returns
A new wave of confessional essays may be on the horizon...can its critics be far behind?
Mar 6, 2024
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My Top 10 favorite Substack posts for 2023*
In lieu of my usual monthly roundup of links, I’ve decided to highlight 10 of my favorite Substack posts from this year. These are the stories that I…
Dec 13, 2023
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On denial, hitting rock bottom, and what it took to move forward with writing
Back in 2010, Writer’s Digest published an agent roundtable about publishing memoir that’s still highly relevant today. As they evaluated potential…
Dec 6, 2023
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Monthly Roundup: "Why the hell not have happy endings?" (Britney's ghostwriters, Shakespeare's lost plays, memoir narrators, A.S. Byatt …
Dear Writer, Here at The Book I Want to Write, I publish a monthly roundup of links and commentary for 5 favorite writing and publishing stories. This…
Nov 29, 2023
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'The Book I Want to Write' chosen as one of "The 20 Best Creative Writing Substacks"
(Sorry for the double email — I had to fix the discount buttons below) Dear Writer, Originally I’d been planning to send out a different post today…
Nov 22, 2023
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5 things I learned about the early stages of drafting a memoir
Last week I took several vacation days from work to join a “generative memoir bootcamp” led by Katie Bannon, a smart, generous, and talented writer and…
Nov 8, 2023
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The Roundup, Spooky Edition: 5 Items from October 2023
Some quick housekeeping before this month’s roundup: The Book I Want to Write will not be published next week (Nov 1), as I’ll be on my own writing…
Oct 25, 2023
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How do you keep writing when you're overwhelmed by the news?
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been finding it even more difficult than usual to get my writing done these days.
Oct 18, 2023
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What is the future for literary journals?
Last Wednesday, just as soon as my last newsletter went out, I read about Gettysburg College’s decision to shut down the vaunted Gettysburg Review…
Oct 11, 2023
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Failure in Writing: The Path to Growth
On being a "recovering perfectionist" and highlights from my interview with author Stephen Marche
Oct 4, 2023
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