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On Obsession as Creative Practice

Author Bitter Kalli discusses the power of leaning into obsessions to create and how their obsession was found in horses.

Bitter Kalli
In Praise of Writing the Small Story: Everyday Essays With Big ImpactSarah Fawn Montgomery
Jerald Walker: On Exploring the Meaning of BlacknessRobert Lee Brewer
Michael Arceneaux: On Having Time and Space To Write Something More HonestRobert Lee Brewer
Eli Rallo: On Writing About HeartbreakRobert Lee Brewer
Jen Soriano: Writing a Book Takes Faith in YourselfRobert Lee Brewer
5 Things Writers Should Consider About the Body and IdentityMegan Baxter
Megan Baxter: On Full-Body CreativityRobert Lee Brewer
Rachel Kauder Nalebuff: On Creating Community Through Shared ExperiencesRobert Lee Brewer
Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts: On Intentional Expressions of Black JoyRobert Lee Brewer
Two Tips for Incorporating Reportage and Cultural Criticism into the Personal Essay and MemoirHasanthika Sirisena
Hasanthika Sirisena: On the Importance of LiteratureRobert Lee Brewer
Literary Agent Spotlight: Claire Draper, The Bent AgencyJ.D. Myall
New Literary Agent Alert: Michael Caligaris of Holloway LiteraryCris Freese
Nonfiction: Personal EssaysSusan Shapiro

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