Writing Without a Net with Allison K. Williams

Lessons on creative risk, earned confidence, and building a writing life that lasts

Jul 8 • Darien Gee and Allison K Williams

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June 2026

Why Start a Substack Newsletter? 10 Reasons for Writers and Creatives

What I’ve learned from building Writer-ish and Drafts, Deals & Detours

Jun 25 • Darien Gee

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Wait, She Writes Novels Too? with Becky Tuch

The founder of Lit Mag News on querying agents, recovering from a stalled novel, and why consistency matters more than breakthroughs

Jun 4 • Darien Gee and Becky Tuch

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May 2026

Monthly Debrief: Do You Need an MFA?

What an MFA Can (and Can't) Do for Your Writing Life

May 31 • Darien Gee

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Debrief+ on When the Dream Comes True (What Happens After the Book Deal)

Publishing realities, disappointment, and building a writing career anyway

May 19 • Darien Gee and Amran Gowani

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Debrief+ on Sorry But Yes, You Need a Platform (and How to Get One)

Watch now | Platform, publishing, and how writers can build sustainable visibility

May 7 • Darien Gee and Karin Gillespie

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58:55

April 2026

Try Everything: How Making Art Unlocks Your Writing

I was a guest on Writers Inspired by the Arts!

Apr 30 • Darien Gee and Sheri Handel

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34:37

Debrief+ on The Writing Habit: Curiosity, Discipline, and Letting Drafts Misbehave

Bad drafts, day jobs, and the real work of building a writing practice

Apr 25 • Darien Gee and Paul Crenshaw

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March 2026

Monthly Debrief: Book and Book-Adjacent Income

The ecosystem that sustains my writing life

Mar 27 • Darien Gee

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Still at Chapter One

I’m home after 3½ weeks of travel and no, I did not get any writing done

Mar 22 • Darien Gee

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Less Revising, More Re-Visioning

On hitting the road and leaving your desk behind

Mar 8 • Darien Gee

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February 2026

Before the Clinic Opens

A quiet kind of forward motion

Feb 28 • Darien Gee

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