Posts by Elle | Community Manager
Write into the Week: April 6, 2025
“To survive as a writer, you must believe you’re the exception to the rule.” –Jonathan Franzen Dear Writer, I hope you’re having a good start to your week. In this…
Read MoreWrite into the Week: March 30, 2025
“The solution was to write my way out of the problem. That meant writing early in the morning, late at night, and on weekends. It meant carving out time, claiming…
Read MoreWrite into the Week: March 23, 2025
“You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better.” –Anne Lamott Dear Writer, I hope…
Read MoreWrite into the Week: March 16, 2025
“A creative life is an amplified life. It’s a bigger life, a happier life, an expanded life, and a hell of a lot more interesting life. Living in this manner—continually…
Read MoreWrite into the Week: March 9, 2025
“Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.” –Samuel Butler Dear Writer, I hope you’re having a good start to your week. In this…
Read MoreWrite into the Week: March 2, 2025
“A story is a kind of biopsy of human life.” –Lorrie Moore Dear Writer, I hope you’re having a good start to your week. In this newsletter: A writing prompt…
Read MoreWrite into the Week: February 24, 2025
“Let me live, love, and say it well in good sentences.” –Sylvia Plath Dear Writer, I hope you’re having a good start to your week. In this newsletter: A writing…
Read MoreWrite into the Week: February 17, 2025
“A word after a word after a word is power.” –Margaret Atwood Dear Writer, I hope you’re having a good start to your week. In this newsletter: A writing prompt…
Read MoreWrite into the Week: February 10, 2025
“You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.” –William Blake Dear Writer, I hope you’re having a good start to your week. In this…
Read MoreYou Finished Your First Draft—Now What? A Step-by-Step Guide to Your Novel’s Next Chapter
Congratulations! You’ve crossed the finish line of your first draft—an accomplishment many dream of, but few achieve. I hope you are beaming with pride, but after the adrenaline fades, you…
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