Features
‘What is this thing I’m working on?’
By Susan BreenChoosing the best vessel for your story.
Memoir versus essay collection
By Jen GlantzWhich fact-based form fits you best?
Slices of life
By Gail RadleyPro tips for writing engaging, well-crafted creative nonfiction.
Our lives, our stories
By Melissa HartMagazines, both niche and mainstream, give voice to writers with disabilities.
Filtering fact through fiction
By Jack SmithThe blessings and perils of writing autobiographical fiction.
It takes a village
By Kerrie FlanaganFrom mutual book promotion to providing advice and accountability, supporting other writers can help your own career bloom.
Departments
The rules
By Pete CroattoLessons learned in the dating game also apply to freelance writing.
Blanket Sea
By Melissa HartThis online journal showcases works written by people with chronic or mental illness and disabilities.
SDSU Writers’ Conference
By Melissa HartChoose from craft talks, career insights, or publishing advice – both traditional and indie – at this decades-old conference in San Diego.
Also in Every Issue
From the Editor
Take Note
Featuring William Finnegan, a quiz, and more.
How I Write
Terese Mailhot: “What I wrote was deeply triggering for me, but I couldn’t arrive at the place I am now if I didn’t see on the page what happened to me.”