Thank you to Luna for taking time to share these wonderful insights with The Letter Review community. Would you please tell us a little about your writing process? It’s lengthier than I’d like! I’ll have an idea and it will sit in the back of my mind for months (or, more likely, years) taking shape. … Read more
Our thanks to Frank for taking the time to share with us these valuable glimpses into process. Would you please tell us a little about your writing process? I am fortunate that I have a longstanding community that has helped me find my voice as a writer. Fifteen years ago I was trained by the … Read more
What are the most important steps an amateur writer can take? Join a group of beta readers. It’s also useful to work with a good developmental editor at the earliest possible time in your process to make sure you’re on the right track. Which books is it most important for an aspiring writer to read? … Read more
Our sincere thanks to Danarii for taking part in our interview series, and sharing valuable insights into her writing process. How do you believe a writer improves? Practice your writing as much and as often as possible. You should also listen to and be able to accept both positive and negative feedback. This is not … Read more
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Yes, maybe relationships are not, after all, just consolations for those who can’t have greatness. Maybe she isn’t asexual. What, if not love, is this hot prickling that begins, as she imagines Dheer’s reply, just where her breastbone ends? Winner of The Letter Review Prize for Short Fiction Odd Couples: Mr. Polyamorous and Dr. Asexual … Read more
Albert was no ordinary squirrel; he was more like a surrogate child to me, a hairy one who didn’t require a college fund. I had found him at a particularly dark time, right after my first miscarriage and long before the twins came along, at the foot of a giant sequoia. A tiny, shivering ball … Read more
It’s not just the sacrifice of time, it’s that I want to do these things on my own (Or with your mother). I want to prove to myself that I can accomplish the lofty goals I set for myself, but when you get here, I must transfer my love and passion onto the development of … Read more
“You don’t have to do everything together,” she said. “He can do music on his own, and you have your poetry, and then you can come together in the evening–“ “And, what, watch Netflix?” I interrupted her. “No, we can make this work, I know it. Because when it does work, it’s glorious.” Winner of … Read more
And I had done it, I had created something genuine, something good, and I thought I’d succeeded and made something lasting and done something cool with my life: I owned a nightclub in Austin. Winner of The Letter Review Prize for Unpublished Books The Marfa Deal I It was the spring of 2021 and already … Read more