Personal Narratives

We’re starting a new community project at Literary Mama: a monthly prompt series called “Mama And.” We will be pairing different creative prompts with the concept of motherhood, and we want to see what each inspires you to create! Whether it’s flash fiction, micro-story, drabble, found or short poetry, or even art, each prompt will […]

“I’m the worst with writing advice. A masochist, at best. Hard on myself. Critical. But I do, maybe, have some advice: be slow and deliberate. Let ideas stew. Nobody’s waiting! You’re waiting for yourself to connect disparate threads. The result might be gorgeously horrific or inspiring, whatever your purpose. Give yourself that time to think, […]

Carrie Friedman Lloyd reminds us how the past creates clarity in our writing life.

Laurie Phillips leans on Eudora Welty for inspiration in her writing.

Christina Kapp shares how she altered the way she looked through the lens to shift her perspective.

In “A Writer’s Country” Abbey Nash explores the sense of self-doubt that is fundamental to all writers.

In this week’s guest post, Dana Laquidara shares how handwritten notecards nurture her writing.

In this week’s guest post, Ann Klotz explains how resting prepares us for a new season in our writing life.

In this week’s guest post, Catherine Gentry explains how our children can help us return to the page again.

In this week’s guest post, Jasmine Williamson reminds us that the advice we give to our children often applies to our own writing endeavors.

In this week’s guest post, Sabrina Hicks likens good writing to fine cooking.