Every piece listed here belongs to someone who was once, at some point, unsure. Unsure if the draft was ready. Unsure if it was worth sending. Unsure if there was even a place for it. And still, they kept going. They revised. They opened documents again. They pressed...
There’s a version of me that still tries to earn my way into a room. She doesn’t ask permission or take up space. She smooths and edits herself before anyone else has a chance to edit her. Do you know this move? It’s training/survival. It’s the long education many of...
Dear Luminous Writer, Since January, I’ve had the privilege of teaching three craft courses, most recently my new Deeper Drafts course with an amazing group of writers. One of the best parts of my work is hearing from writers as they gain confidence, land...
Dear Luminous Writer, Writing doesn’t only happen in the mind. It lives in breath, in pulse, in the subtle rise and fall of your body as it meets the page. Have you felt it, the way your chest lifts when a line lands just right, or how your breath goes shallow when...
Dear Luminous Writer, I’ve been thinking a lot about why I call my courses Lit Mag Love, Revision Love, Writerly Love. It’s not a marketing ploy. It kind of just happened, but it works. Love is at the center of my work. Not the romantic or easy kind, but the kind that...
