August 2023 - A Writer's Roadmap

For Writerly Solitude, Plan Ahead (Links to Creative Residencies)

March 15, 2026August 17, 2023 by PS Dobie

How much time alone are you getting to write? Do you feel sated with solitude? If not, you might be ready to pull your own head off your body and stuff it in a suitcase. I usually avoid blanket statements, but here’s one I believe in: Writers need solitude. So if you didn’t get enough this …

When Betsy Lerner Left the Building

March 13, 2026August 8, 2023 by PS Dobie

She’s Gone…oh why…oh why… My favorite emailer in the world is Betsy Lerner. I don’t know what to call her…a blogger? She’s a writer, prize-winning editor, literary agent, prize-winning poet, umm…now that I read her various bios, I’m feeling intimidated. But let’s put that aside. Lerner’s emails are short, unfiltered, and often extremely funny. I get a dopamine rush when I see …