book inc’s tips on process and craft for memoir and novel writers.
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Writers and Their Tics
My writer friend Jennifer Gaites and I were texting about a memoir we were reading for book club—one we didn’t love.
“And like, can she stop sniffing coffee?” Jen texted.
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I reacted with a laughing emoji, but in the spirit of solida...
Don't Let the "But" Eat the Compliment
“Your voice is clear and believable,” Mark McDevitt said about my essay. “You have a facility for moving between time and place.”
I exhaled in relief at his words, as even the most confident among us did while workshopping our pieces in Mc...
Ask Tina: Desire, Ask, Believe, Restack
Dear Tina,
I write a weekly Substack, and right now I’m promoting my forthcoming book. Pretty often, a friend or colleague will send me a private email or text about something in my newsletter that touched them. I’m genuinely grateful for...
*Not* Required Reading
No matter how long I’ve been out of school, this time of year has a kind of muscle memory for optimism. The days are longer, the light shines brighter, the feeling of possibility stretches out before us. Remember being in school mid-June? C...
Too Young to Write a Memoir? (BREVITY BLOG)
“Too Young to Write a Memoir?”
by Emma Moriarty
Published in the Brevity Blog on June 17
As a 23-year-old writer, there have certainly been times when I have doubted my place in the memoir space. I had been juggling my fear of...
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Authors
The writers behind this newsletter.
book inc is a writing collective dedicated to helping each other draft, revise, and publish memoirs and novels.
Kaecey McCormick is a writer and visual artist living in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Elizabeth Jannuzzi's debut book, SOBER MOM: A MEMOIR, will be published by She Writes Press in July 2026. Elizabeth is working on Memoir #2, as well as essays about loss, motherhood, and her recovery from alcoholism.
I'm Olivia, a writer with a goal to write three novels in 2026. Follow along for weekly updates on my progress. I’ll also share reflections on the process and what’s working when it comes to writing a novel quickly.
I am a family medicine physician and writer. By curating health information and sharing the stories of black women, I hope to close the gap in positive health outcomes—in other words, make black women weatherproof.
Brief Bio: Reader, Flash Writer, Beach Walker, Cat Lover, Educator. Substack: A Lizard's Tale Website: https://www.ldebeerwriter.com
Jennifer Gallo Gaites is a writing instructor at Project Write Now and a Peer Artist Leader at book inc. She is working on a novel and writes essays about identity and motherhood.
I'm an artist-writer-teacher sharing my process. \ud83d\udc8c Check out my zoom & in-person classes, mentorship, and events\ud83d\udc8c
Scientist and author with a childlike sense of wonder and dark sense of humor, writing about the things that cross my mind. Author of the speculative thriller LIMINAL, represented by Donovan Levine at Neighborhood Literary.
dog-lover & writer
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