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. to prologue or not to prologue?
Spoiler Alert: There's really no right answer.
The concept of prologues has come up a lot lately in my writing life. From chatting with writing friends to opening up GOOD GRIEF, PASS THE BREAD, MOM IS DEAD for our summer book club. So, I f...
the craft. the talk about self-publishing
Recent online conversations remind us that there are more options in publishing.
There was a time when self-publishing was looked at as an afterthought, a stigma that those who couldn’t traditionally publish would self-publish. But in toda...
The Rhythm of Writing
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There is a rhythm to writing. Short sentences, long sentences, the sounds of the words we use, how we incorporate punctuation. We think about it often in poetry, but prose has its own rhythm as well.
I...
the craft. good writing.
There may not be a such thing, but maybe there is a baseline.
Forever we’ve heard that art, which includes writing, is subjective. Meaning, we all have our preferences and ideals that we bring to the table to determine whether something is...
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...
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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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