The Word Cave
Lilly DancygerShort essays and missives about writing, reading, and art from Lilly Dancyger, author of First Love and Negative Space. Plus occasional writing course listings.
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Reflections five years post-debut
ICYMI, I have three class offerings coming up this spring:
Everything but the Book: A Pre-Querying Bootcamp (Thursdays, May 21-June 4)
Essay Revision Intensive (Saturday, May 30)
Art and the Self: Writing Persona/Critical Essays (Saturd...
20% off Spring classes!
I have three classes coming up: Two old favorites plus something brand new I’ve been working on for a while—a pre-querying bootcamp to help manage and prioritize all the stuff you’re told to work on while you finish your manuscript (author...
Notes on revising two books at the same time
Today is the last day to sign up for my upcoming class on The Braided Essay (Tuesdays, April 14-May 5)! We’ll break down and diagram examples, and build new essays from scratch—starting with your obsessions, developing threads, and of cou...
When is too soon for feedback?
Hello and welcome back to Ask Lilly, my writing advice column! In this installment we’re tackling how much leeway you can expect on industry standards like what counts as a “full length” manuscript, when to hire an editor vs. when it might...
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Author of Muscle Memory (Autofocus Books, forthcoming), First Love (The Dial Press, 2024) and Negative Space (SFWP, 2021)
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