Archive - Write More, Be Less Careful

Writing & Revising Poems from Your Body (Not Your Brain)

poet, graphic designer, and writing coach Lindsay Lusby on how writing and revising lives in our bodies, finding the right form for your poems, and…

Apr 17 •

"Now, I understand how precious my creative time is--and how fleeting."

writer and speaker Mary Joan Cunningham on prioritizing self-care after an MS diagnosis and how becoming a mother inspired "focus and an intense drive…

Apr 11 •

March 2024

how to keep your writing at the top of your to-do list

🎉celebrating three years of writing more together with a little giveaway, plus setting priorities for your writing life in April 🎉

Mar 31 •

"Becoming a caregiver breaks open your brain in brand new ways."

bestselling author and podcaster Jo Piazza on becoming "painfully efficient" in her creative life after having kids

Mar 28 •

start with curiosity: approaches to research in creative writing

searching for women's lives around the margins of the scholarship, methods for organizing research, and three opportunities to write together this…

Mar 27 •

let's chat: your best writing productivity tip

A writer shared a link a few weeks ago to an article titled “How to Have a More Productive Year,” and when I clicked through, it was this: When …

Mar 17 •

"Becoming a mother has deepened my creativity, connecting me to the universal pain and joy of mothers everywhere, across continents and the…

novelist Meredith Jaeger on embracing her identity as both a mother and a creative, and the challenges of combining the unpaid labor of motherhood and…

Mar 14 •

whatever you can do is good enough

how to keep writing when there's really no time to write + in-person and zoom options to write together this spring

Mar 5 •

February 2024

"I'm still a believer in using little cracks of time to write, wherever I may be"

The Age of Deer author Erika Howsare on changing her writing process as her kids grow and as she moves across genres

Feb 29 •

"Her soft. Low voice. / Builds a replica in my throat."

a Little Loves prompt inspired by K. Iver's "Family of Origin Rewrite: 1982"and written by Eugenia Leigh

Feb 21 •

"The time doesn’t magically appear. You have to make the time."

Sex Romp Gone Wrong author Julia Ridley Smith on creating characters with mixed emotions, using her observant writer's eye, and making everyone in your…

Feb 15 •

a poet learns to pitch (and you can, too!)

everything I know about pitching (essays, not baseballs) + lots of links and resources

Feb 7 •

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