Rosie Sulton & Barbara Best: Peer Coaching for Writers The New Program Begins This Fall

This conversation has really stayed with me. It's the kind of experience that seems invaluable. Thank you Rosie Sultan and Barbara Best! #writingcommunity #authorshelpingauthors #writingtips #podcast #substack

Rosie Sulton & Barbara Best: Peer Coaching for Writers
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Elizabeth Searle: Reverse Engineering for the Script Curious Her latest, THE DRAMA ROOM, was released this fall

Loved having Elizabeth Searle on the show. Listen in for ideas and writing exercises to move your manuscript forward. #writingcommunity #authorshelpingauthors #scriptwriting #podcast #Substack #writingtips

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Sheri Joseph: The Life-Artifice Spectrum for Revision Her latest, ANGELS AT THE GATE, was released in September

I never thought this way about revision. @sherijoseph.bsky.social nails it! #writingcommunity #authorshelpingauthors #podcast #substack

Sheri Joseph: The Life-Artifice Spectrum for Revision
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Peter Orner: Saying Something Slowly Writing his latest, THE GOSSIP COLUMNIST'S DAUGHTER, took fourteen years

One of my favorite interviews so far (and we all need some slowness these days). #writingcommunity #writingtips #slowliving #authorssupportingauthors #podcast #substack

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Thanks Hesse!

Roundtable: Can Climate Fiction Move the Needle? with authors Ash Davidson, Wren James, Tim Weed, Kate Woodworth, and Emma Pattee

Authors AshleyDavidson, Wren James, @timweedwriter.bsky.social, Kate Woodworth, & Emma Pattee join the 7am Novelist for an important conversation that taught me a great deal. #writingcommunity #writingtips #podcast #substack #climatechange #climatefiction

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Alumni Testimonials from the In-Person GrubStreet Novel Incubator Program Application Deadline February 18 for our 2026/2027 Year

Now in its 15th year, our in-person Novel Incubator program has 50+ book contracts under its belt. Deadline is February 18. Next info session, January 20: grubstreet.org/event/novel-...
Alumni Testimonials from the In-Person GrubStreet Novel Incubator Program
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Josh Barkan: Writing a Memoir Before You Know Its Ending Ten years later, he revised WONDER TRAVELS for publication

Loved this conversation with Josh Barkan about how the passage of time will improve your memoir no matter what. (And it might give you your ending as well, as long as you're patient enough). #writingcommunity #authorshelpingauthors #writingtips #podcast #memoir
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Milo Todd: Writing Challenging Fiction in a Flattening Culture Todd's debut, THE LILAC PEOPLE, was released in May

I talk with Milo Todd to celebrate, THE LILAC PEOPLE. This novel has gotten a lot of attention for its moving story & its truths about how LGTBQ+ persons were imprisoned, murdered, & erased during the Holocaust #lgtbqia #historicalfiction #writingcommunity #podcast
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Jessica Francis Kane: Leaning into Your Obsessions (& Your Obstacles Too) Kane's FONSECA was released in August

One of my favorite novels of the year. And I loved talking to Jessica Francis Kane about it. #writingcommunity #podcast #substack #penelopefitzgerald #saltillocoahuilamexico #writingtips

Jessica Francis Kane: Leaning into Your Obsessions (& Your Obstacles Too)
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GrubStreet | Novel Incubator Info Session The nation's leading and largest center for creative writing for over 25 years, GrubStreet offers classes and events for writers from all stages and…

Curious about Grub's Novel Incubator? Now in its 15th year with 50+ published books
12/10: grubstreet.org/event/novel-...
"In no other writing program will you have 10 dedicated novelists read your complete manuscript (twice!) & work with you to make it the best book possible." - Stephanie Gayle

Emily Ross: The Chicken or the Egg of Character and Plotting Her latest thriller, SWALLOWTAIL, releases this month

Do you consider yourself an intuitive writer? Does the writing of a mystery or thriller require you to change your ways? Check out my latest interview with author Emily Ross her newest novel: SWALLOWTAIL.#writingcommunity
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Roundtable: The Knotty Question of Voice with authors Juliet Faithfull, Stacy Mattingly, Andrea Meyer, and Emily Ross

A wonderful discussion about the use of VOICE: What is it? How does a writer create it? Thanks to our authors: Stacy Mattingly, Andrea Meyer, @emilyrosswrites.bsky.social & Juliet Faithfull. #writingcommunity #writingtips #authorshelpingauthors #podcast #substack

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Some Words from the Late Charles Coe from a recording of the poet & advocate in Fall 2024

For those of you who knew Charles. I had a recording of him reading his work from Fall 2024 and thought people would like to hear it.

Some Words from the Late Charles Coe
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Jessica Kent: A Great Literary Citizen on Finding Community She's also the founder of the website: Literary Boston

Need marketing help? Want to feel more a part of your writing community? @jessicaakentwriter.bsky.social has the answers you need! #writingcommunity #podcast #substack #BookMarketing 7amnovelist.substack.com/p/jessica-ke...

Oh my gosh! One of my favorite novels in years!

10 New Books Coming Out This Week Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * Gilly MacMillan, The Burning Library (William Morrow) “Macmillan’s…compelling blend of academic intrigue, histo…

So excited to see the cover of SWALLOWTAIL, the newest thriller by @emilyrosswrites.bsky.social at the top of @crimereads.bsky.social new list of books to watch this week! Go Emily. It's a phenomenal book! #thrillerbooks

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It is a jewel box!

Janet Rich Edwards: The Language of Gender and Class Edwards' debut, CANTICLE, will be released December 2nd

CANTICLE is such a beautiful rush of a novel. Take a listen to my interview with Janet & remember to join us on 12/3 when she'll be launching the book at @portersqbooks.bsky.social in BOSTON (@GrubStreet). #BookLaunch2025 #podcast #substack #writingcommunity open.substack.com/pub/7amnovel...

Please join me 11/20 for a memorial reading for Esmond Harmsworth, literary friend to many. We’ll be at @portersqbooks.bsky.social. Readers include Jedediah Berry, Lisa Borders, Christopher Castellani, Michelle Hoover, Emily Franklin, Milo Todd, & more. portersquarebooks.com/event/2025-1...

Thank you!

Yeah, Chital!

Nicole Graev Lipson: Dealing with Her Literary Forebears Her Memoir-in-Essays, MOTHERS AND OTHER FICTIONAL CHARACTERS, is a USA Today Bestseller

“Imagination and fiction make up more than three quarters of our real life” —Simone Weil

From my interview with Nicole Graev Lipson—hust one of the many inspirations for her memoir-in-essays, MOTHERS AND OTHER FICTIONAL CHARACTERS. #writingcommunity

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Missing National Novel Writing Month? We're running our own, through GrubStreet (and it's not just for novelists)

Join us for more than fifty hours of group writing to make headway on your novel (or anything else!). #writingcommunity #writingtips #writingchallenge 7amnovelist.substack.com/p/missing-na...

Roundtable: World Building for Other Worlds with authors Julie Carrick Dalton, Juliet Faithful, Shalene Gupta, and Desmond Hall

How do you deal with settings unfamiliar to your reader, either real or imagined? We've got authors @juliecdalton.bsky.social Juliet Faithfull @shalenegupta.bsky.social & Desmond Hall with answers. #writingcommunityً #podcast #substack #worldbuilding
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Thank you!

Esmond Harmsworth Memorial Reading

On November 20th I'll join Sarah Smith, @lisaborders.bsky.social, @todd-milo.bsky.social, @michellehooverauth.bsky.social, Emily Franklin, and others for a memorial reading in honor of Esmond Harmsworth at @portersqbooks.bsky.social.

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Lisa Borders: Voice, Likability, and the Onerous Unreliable Narrator Her latest, LAST NIGHT AT THE DISCO, is out now

Need a smartly funny book to get you through these cantankerous times? Check out LAST NIGHT AT THE DISCO @lisaborders.bsky.social If you want to know how she handled her wildly unreliable narrator, take a listen #writingcommunity #podcast #unreliablenarrator 7amnovelist.substack.com/p/lisa-borde...