Catapult | Dont Write Alone

Cover Photo: This photograph of the author's grandmother shows her standing in the grass in front of a lake, holding a newspaper and reading it with a smile on her face. The light is yellowy, like it often is in old color photographs

The Only Reader Who Matters

Caroline Shannon Karasik reckons with various craft advice, including “write for no one,” when she’s always hoped to one day share her book with her grandmother.

Caroline Shannon Karasik

Jun 08, 2021

Don’t Write Alone | Notes On Craft

Cover Photo: This photograph shows a close up of a globe, but instead of the earth, we see constellations. There is a drawing of the constellation underneath the star points (for example, you can see a bear underneath ursa major and a lion under leo).

What Matters Most Is Showing Up

If I can write a novel on no sleep, no time, no artist’s life, no fancy residency, and under massive amounts of pressure, someone else can too.

Mila Jaroniec

Jun 07, 2021

Don’t Write Alone | Notes On Craft

Cover Photo: An image of the writer holding a pencil that is as large as her body as she sketches faces that interconnect

Writing Family Ensembles in Memoir

Writing is decision-making.

Cinelle Barnes

May 27, 2021

Don’t Write Alone | Notes On Craft

Cover Photo: A dirty truck window is in focus in this photo of a farmer at work with lush green hill country in the background. The farmer is walking toward an open gate.

Opening the Gate to the Stranger and Strange Thought

Toni Mirosevich explains the writing process behind one of her Catapult essays and explores one of her craft theories, which she calls “opening the gate”