diary
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Teaching the Diaries of the Holocaust
Alexandra Zapruder writes for Lit Hub on her two decades of work collecting diaries written by teenagers and young adults during the Holocaust, as well as teaching about the wide variety of experiences captured in those diaries.
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The Rumpus Interview with Jami Attenberg
Author Jami Attenberg discusses her new novel, Saint Mazie, how to write about fun, guilt-free sex, and the secret to writing productively.
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Writing the Story of Your Life
Keeping a diary requires strong commitment and great honesty, and Zadie Smith has struggled with the idea of journaling all through her life, as she writes in her latest essay, “Life Writing,” over at Rookie.
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Dear Diary
…while autobiography and memoir have gained ground as legitimate and canonical literary modes, the diary retains an association with inappropriate, overly personal, or pejoratively “private” discourse. At Huffington Post, Kylie Cardell examines the diary’s transition into public art form, from…
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Keeping an Emojiary
We all know that keeping a personal journal is pretty good both to for our writing and to help clarify the mind and spirit, but that it also takes a effort to keep a journal regularly. To help with that, Albert…
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Road Tripping for Inspiration
“We’re doing this because we’re buds and we’re starting new books. We’ve always talked our ideas through with each other; it’s always helped. Through these conversations, we’ve grown as writers together.” Josh Weil and Mike Harvkey have been longtime friends.…