Foster Fail
Welcoming Mario. And a workshop announcement.
CRAFT TALK
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.
Latest episodes
On Building Platforms
Is it a platform or is it a...project?
I Love Surprises
Mosquitos, porches, books, more.
Writing in Your Notebook Is How You Hold Yourself Close
A few days without a laptop.
Sometimes You Have To Shut It All Down To Start It All Up Again
Against GPS.
On Complimenting Strangers
Unexpected inspiration.
Keeping the Brain Alive
Half the reason we bother in the first place.
A Few Thoughts on First Person
Just write this bitch already.
To Share or Not to Share
Do we want to be left alone or not?
The Container of Your Books
Back home + some thought exercises.
When It's Time To Hit The Road
What I learned from two months away from home.
What Happens When You Stop Fighting Nature
More bears.
1000 Words of Summer 2026 - Day 14
Because we want to be part of something bigger than ourselves.
1000 Words of Summer 2026 - Day 13
A letter from Colson Whitehead.
1000 Words of Summer 2026 - Day 12
Because you love words.
1000 Words of Summer 2026 - Day 11
Write for those who can't.
1000 Words of Summer 2026 - Day 10
Because you have been practicing.
1000 Words of Summer 2026 - Day 9
Because you are at an inflection point.
1000 Words of Summer 2026 - Day 8
A letter from Paul Yoon.
1000 Words of Summer 2026 - Day 7
A letter from Joseph Earl Thomas.