Personal Essays and Writing on Writing
She Writes
So you say you want to write the next Handmaid's Tale...
Betches
The bad news is, women continue to face violence, discrimination, and the rollback of basic freedoms. The good news is, all of this seems to be producing some incredible works of speculative fiction.
The Millions: Human Parts
Pop’s letters from Vietnam remind me how fiercely he fought his demons.
The Chicago Review of Books
When The Testaments arrives this fall, it will be fighting on all fronts.
LitHub
Climate change is not fiction, but some of today’s most compelling writing about it is.
The Daily Beast
Why I hope you don't have a room of your own.
Huffington Post
Step 1: Commit to writing for 15 minutes every day. Step 5: Feel bitter.
Shelf Pleasure
The scary stories that don’t happen in a creaky old house down a foggy dirt lane in a creepy small town.
Huffington Post
No one on this list is cowering in a closet or stumbling through the woods in the dark.
XOJane
Sometimes, doing what you love puts you in a strange position. Like trotting awkwardly across a prison yard while officers are screaming at you to run.
Writer Unboxed
Obeying the old “every page must advance the plot” adage becomes much easier when there’s a ghost chasing someone around.
A Child Grows
I got a slice of banana bread with my art.