Archive - Writer Therapy

Querying a short story collection

Do you really need to summarize every single story in the collection?

Aug 4 •

July 2025

Dealing with Envy

What do you do when it seems like everyone is succeeding and you aren't?

Jul 4 •

June 2025

Introducing Writer Therapy - The Podcast

Listen now | New ways for you to avoid writing and still feel productive

Jun 27 •

3:33

Do I have to write short fiction?

Short fiction is ugh. Can't I go straight to being a famous novelist?

Jun 4 •

May 2025

My Favourite Author is An Asshat

What do you do when the person who inspires you is deservedly cancelled?

May 15 •

January 2025

When to Show People Your Work

When you have wonderful, supportive friends who are clueless about writing

Jan 13 •

December 2024

Should I Self-Publish?

Traditional publishing is hard and terrible; is indie publishing a better choice?

Dec 4, 2024 •

November 2024

Did I Do This Wrong?

I self-published my first book, but my sales are slow

Nov 12, 2024 •

October 2024

How do I fiction?

How to move from journalism to fiction writing. Or in other words, writing when you're a professional writer but somehow you can't write creatively

Oct 4, 2024 •

September 2024

Fear of completion

When you just can't end things. Finding a good ending to a story, and figuring out if you're ready to call your writing project done.

Sep 6, 2024 •

August 2024

Extras: Craft Books You Can (mostly) Skip

More Stuff, because I like you people

Aug 15, 2024 •

When a writing nerd asks another writing nerd to nerd out

Aug 6, 2024 •

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