Flash Perspectives

My personal Substack

My personal Substack

Longer short stories, published biweekly

Little worlds. Worlds on a postage stamp. A whole universe inside a thimble. Each month a different writer recommends ten pieces of flash fiction they've enjoyed.

A monthly article series about the elements of short fiction: ideas for rocket-boosting your writing craft, reading recommendations, and other writing-related ramblings.

What else is there? Creative Writing is a terrifying & affable business.

Book recommendations, essays, and author interviews from the author of Eve’s Garden and Weaver’s Knot. With a little frisson of Southern cooking.

the craft of fiction; how fiction works; and what I'm reading

author of seven books of fiction, including, most recently, SLEEPWALK (Holt, 2022)

Writing, art, and life

Essays, spec-fic, writing

Pine State is a newsletter that offers chatter on publishing, DIY publicity advice, and as much fun as the Hokey Pokey for writers & readers by Cassie Mannes Murray of Pine State Publicity

All-things writing, storytelling, language, sentence-level craft obsession, and general literary goodness.

Newsletter of Meg Pokrass' creativity prompts and hint fiction contests. Paid subscribers have access to full prompt archive. For paid subscribers receive 2 posts per week.

Updates, humor pieces, craft advice

The Largehearted Boy weekly newsletter: books, music, & more

Useless and flailing observations about writing that will not save you

A newsletter about the role of "Fun" in creative writing (and how we can find it again)?

Weekly art, writing, and creative inspiration from the author of Steal Like an Artist and other bestsellers.

random thoughts of a New Yorker who was born Lithuanian in Texas

fiction craft, publishing demystification, weird books

Monthly Flash Fiction Craft Articles & Prompts by Writer & Teacher, Kathy Fish

Meg's upcoming workshops posted here. Paid subscribers will be sent a curated micro story model/prompt per week with exercise, and can post their stories for the community to read (optional). Subscribers receive $10 off of all Meg's solo-taught workshops.

Fiction writing exercises, craft essays, and reading recommendations from Matt Bell, author of APPLESEED and REFUSE TO BE DONE. Publishes monthly.

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 2024 it begins 6/1!)

Curating fee-free (AND paying) calls and competitions—plus other resources—for writers of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.