Issue 31: Which writing class is right for me?
I didn’t study creative writing in college apart from a few introductory
courses. But since graduating, I’ve found
Issue 30: Retreat to move forward
A few years ago, a friend and I both applied to the same writing retreat. While
hanging out one weekend,
Issue 29: Fairness vs. realism
You may notice this newsletter looks different! I’ve moved from Mailchimp to
self-hosting using Ghost [https://ghost.org/]. You
Issue 28: The power of check marks
This was my second year participating in #1000wordsofsummer
[https://1000wordsofsummer.substack.com/] and I wrote 16,543 words over the
Issue 27: Start, stop, continue
Today is my birthday and it’s day 3 of #1000wordsofsummer
[https://1000wordsofsummer.substack.com/] so today’s newsletter will
Issue 26: Wobbly states and one year of nicoledonut
nicoledonut is one year old! This started as a quarantine project, as a way to
write in the open, write
Issue 25: Rejection is relative
I had surgery two weeks ago to remove a cyst
[https://mailchi.mp/97df2e451f95/dont-work-through-the-pain] and have been
recovering slowly
Issue 24: I love mess
(minor spoilers follow for season one of The Wire)
I took Leigh Stein’s fiction workshop last week on plotting
Issue 23: Writing through shame
I usually send this newsletter out on Wednesdays but I’m sending it a day late
to share my essay
Issue 22: The way into a story
This past week has been one of the most difficult weeks in the entire pandemic.
A white gunman shot and
