Permission to Write
Permission to Write is a community for Black writers. We share monthly book recommendations, writing opportunities, and prompts, plus a weekly paid newsletter diving deep into the craft of writing.
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the craft. when waiting leads to silence.
Maintaining urgency around your work.
“She grasped a lesson many writers spend years learning: perfect writing conditions never come, and waiting for them only leads to silence.” - Hédi Abdel-Jaouad via The Isolation Journals with Suleika...
the craft. when we write about family.
Is there a way to minimize the blowback?
If we believe this idea that we “write to get to the truth,” then it’s important to understand that telling the truth may cost you something. Especially, as Black and POC writers, where often, we’re...
the craft. taking risks.
Risk is what will set your work apart.
It seems the first part of your writing career is simply believing that you can write. That the way you put words and sentences together, are cohesive and able to be comprehended by the masses. Do you...
When You Try
This month’s newsletter is sponsored by The PAX Fellowship
The PAX Fellowship consists of nine-month cohorts for Christians of color, ages 25-45, pursuing the common good through their craft and call, rooted in peace, justice, and conte...
the craft. life as creative currency.
If you're having a writing block, look at the world around you.
I often point to the idea of the writer being an observer, a recorder of history, and when I say that, it doesn’t mean that we have to be full on historians, but I think part...
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A community for Black fiction and nonfiction writers where we don't wait for permission, we build the table.
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