Why I Left Academia (Since You're Wondering) I didn’t have a choice. Thousands of people are driven out of the profession each year. William Deresiewicz 17 Aug 2022 · 15 min read
My Life as a Ghostwriter If you pick the right projects, on the other hand, ghostwriting can be highly lucrative, especially as compared to the low payouts available to mid-list authors publishing non-fiction books under their own name. Jonathan Kay 26 Sep 2021 · 11 min read
Jessie Tu and the Fashionably Regressive Approach to Reading The world of literature has expanded its horizons in recent decades, and the quality of writing from voices that may not have been published in decades past is something for which we should be grateful. Neil Tully 8 Sep 2021 · 5 min read
The Plight of Pitch Wars In 2019, though, it turns out that yes, you’re entitled to a book deal—as long as you collect enough marginalization points. J. Avery 9 Feb 2019 · 6 min read
Why Do People Tell Me I’m Not Allowed to Write? The issue was that when a white playwright’s work was produced, casting directors were assuming that they should cast white actors. We were all aghast. Libby Emmons 1 Feb 2019 · 9 min read
If That's What It Means to Be a Writer, I Quit Kauffman defended himself from charges of homophobia by saying that he wasn’t against the ‘gay influence’ in theatre, only its insidiousness. Sky Gilbert 26 Nov 2018 · 14 min read
Stupid Is as Stupid Writes Even geniuses sound unintelligent when they use big words. Andrew Bade 14 Nov 2018 · 12 min read
