I'm So Inspired By These Brazen Women From 300 Years Ago
The Sixties saw the beginning of a long period of glorious liberalization. Women gained more rights and outlets for self-expression. Art and literature...
Who Gets a POV In Your Story? It's a Political Decision.
Before we get into it, a few quick plugs! This Saturday at 7 PM I’m hosting a special Writers With Drinks featuring M.M. Olivas, Natasha Muse, June Martin,...
I Don't Want To Write Asshole Protagonists Right Now
First, a couple of quick plugs! I have a novel coming out in August called Lessons in Magic and Disaster. A trans witch decides to bring her grief-stricken...
I Still Miss My Luddite Web Browser
My novel Lessons in Magic and Disaster comes out in less than two months! Jamie is a PhD student in English lit, researching a mysterious novel from 1749...
10 Hot Takes About Superman
Thanks for reading my newsletter! My book Lessons in Magic and Disaster comes out in two months, on August 19. I’ve been so grateful for all the love early...
The Origins of Prince and the Minneapolis Sound, according to Sue Ann Carwell
Thank you for reading my newsletter! If you’d like more of my writing, I have a novel coming out in August called Lessons in Magic and Disaster. It’s about a...
Why the Worst People Are So Keen to Wreck Art and Culture
The original title of Lessons in Magic and Disaster was a very on-the-nose placeholder: My Mother, My Apprentice. That's about as basic as you can get for...
She Was the Biggest Scandal in Georgian England
Thanks for reading my newsletter! If you like my writing, I have a novel coming out in August. Lessons in Magic and Disaster has gotten two starred reviews...
Our Default Story Structure Is Literally Killing Us
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She Was the Best Stand-Up Comic in 18th Century London
Just a quick note: I’m publishing my first novel for adults since 2019! Lessons in Magic and Disaster comes out this August — it’s about a young witch who...
Has "Cloud Atlas" Become a Genre?
Thanks for reading my newsletter! If you wanna consume even more of my words, I have a novel coming out in August. It’s called Lessons in Magic and Disaster,...
People Are Messy. So Let's Tell Messy Stories.
Great news! My upcoming novel Lessons in Magic and Disaster just got a starred review from Library Journal. They call Lessons “a breathtaking work of magic,...
Jane Austen Was the First Great Lady Novelist. (Or So I Was Taught.)
Just a heads up: you can pre-order my novel Lessons in Magic and Disaster from Barnes & Noble (online) and get a 25 percent discount — this expires tomorrow....
Too Real, Seth Rogen! My Thoughts on The Studio
Hi! First of all, a quick update… I am still working on All the Seeds in the Ground, the sequel to All the Birds in the Sky. It’s starting to look like folks...
How to Write Believable Characters in Unbelievable Situations
Thanks for reading my newsletter! FYI my novel Lessons in Magic and Disaster comes out in August. The wonderful Underground Books in Carrollton, GA just...
I Took a Break from Being Publicly Trans. Then I Came Back Stronger.
Thanks for reading my newsletter! I have a novel coming out called Lessons in Magic and Disaster (pre-order link). It’s about a trans witch who teaches her...
"Flaunt and Flail": Queer Art in the Age of Techno-Fascism
I have a novel coming out in August! Lessons in Magic and Disaster is a tender, hopeful story about a trans woman named Jamie and her lesbian mom, Serena....
How The Heck Can I Listen to Music While I Write?
I’ve been so overjoyed by the response to Lessons in Magic and Disaster lately. People are getting ARCs or finding it on NetGalley/Edelweiss and sharing...
It's All J.J. Abrams' Fault! (Not Really.)
Hi hi hi! I have a book coming out in August called Lessons in Magic and Disaster, and here’s a quote from it that I really like: People talk about...
How to Fix a Character Who's Starting to Bore You
Thanks for subscribing to my newsletter! It’s free, but I’d be super grateful if you pre-ordered my novel Lessons in Magic and Disaster. Nicola Griffith...