First Draft

in my silly goose newsletter era

Making, doing, and making do. Fortnightly.

Occasional essays on literature, poetry, movies, and culture, with a particularly obsessive interest in Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin novels.

The miniature version of #1000wordsofsummer, fifth edition: January 7-12, 2023.

On the wonder and craft of creative writing. With swear words.

writing advice, musings, and announcements from Meredith Talusan and a wonderful team of volunteers

This is an advice column for brilliant people, by cartoonist and essayist Emily Sanders Hopkins.

CRAFT TALK is a weekly newsletter about writing, creativity and productivity from author Jami Attenberg. This is also the home of #1000wordsofsummer, where, once a year, we write 1000 words a day together for two weeks straight. (In 2023 it begins 6/17!)