Marginalia
Lacey N. DunhamA newsletter about reading, books, writing, publishing, and stumbling through feelings about the creative life.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 53 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 14 days ago |
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Writing a novel is like going to the dentist
I’ve had tooth pain for the last four weeks. Throbbing pain that started with my bottom right molars, then seemed to spread to the top right molars and to my right jaw muscle. With regular doses of Tylenol and ibuprofen, the pain faded — on...
Book Recommendations: 2026 mid-point reads
I have a wall calendar that includes the progression of the year as days past/days remaining. Today, July 1, is 183rd day of 2026. It’s nearly 100 degrees Fahrenheit where I live, yet I’m sitting in my apartment drinking hot tea like a psyc...
Applications for virtual Novel Revision Workshop close June 15!
I’m teaching a virtual 6-month novel revision workshop. The price is (I think) very reasonable. We’ll be an intimate group of up to nine writers to allow us to have time to dig into our own novels while giving thoughtful feedback to others’...
How To Revise Your Novel
Revising a novel might be even harder than writing one. It’s why so many writers query books that aren’t ready — because after the slog and doubt (and sometimes the sheer delightful thrill) of putting words on the page, the real work begins...
There is no life hack for writing
The past two months have been a whirlwind. Between conferences, spring book events, and a big deadline for the draft of my next book, FALL OF THE HOUSE OF GRAYSTONE, (plus, a day job, editing for two lit journals, reviewing forthcoming book...
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Author of the novels The Belles (2025) and the Fall of the House of Graystone (2027) both from Simon & Schuster / Atria. Marginalia is about writing, publishing, reading, and the small things in life.
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