The Sunday Digest: Write with Every

Happy Sunday!

Did you happen to catch our big announcement this week? We’re looking for four new writers to take on as part of our Fall ’21 batch. Who’ve we already got? None other than The New Yorker’s Adam Davidson, whose upcoming Every newsletter we told you about last week.

There’s just under a month left to apply, and we truly hope you’ll consider doing so. The Every community is a diverse crew from different backgrounds, disciplines and areas of interest, and we want to keep pushing it in that direction. So come join us!

What We Published

2 articles and 1 podcast

Process Over Product

by Rachel Jepsen in The Long Conversation (7-minute read)

What’s with the fear of hitting “submit”—and what can we learn about it from a concept like Product to Market fit? Leave it to Rachel to excavate the overlap between the two, all in an effort to explain how reorienting our writerly goals can make the process safer, smoother, and more rewarding.

The Hard Work of Being a Fan Account

by Fadeke Adegbuyi in Cybernaut (7-minute read)

Ever wonder who’s behind the celebrity fan accounts dotting Twitter and Instagram? Fadeke actually spoke to the creator behind one of them for this piece, which charts the peaks and valleys of a deceptively difficult gig. From viral growth to getting blocked by the object of your affection, it’s an intense and singular experience—and as usual, Fadeke is the ideal person to chronicle it.

The Talk Therapy Ted Lasso Recap, #1

🎧 Talk Therapy with Dan Shipper & Nathan Baschez (47-minute listen)

With a new season of Every favorite Ted Lasso hitting the streamerverse, Dan and Nathan finally took their love of the Apple show to the airwaves, where they were met by fellow hawk-eyed viewer Rachel Jepsen for the first installment of a new weekly recap show! Topics include: a shaky opening, when therapy goes from subtext to text, and wanting to keep fictional dogs alive.

Community Calendar

What's going down in our Discord this week.

Monday August 9th, 10am ET/7am PT: Focused Work Pomodoros with Dan Shipper

Thursday August 12th, 11am-1pm ET/8am – 10am PT: Community Working Session with Rachel Jepsen

In this weekly two-hour event, our cameras are on, our tunes are flowing, and we're getting things done together! Executive editor Rachel will open each session with a ten-minute writing exercise to get us all in a creative flow. Then, participants can share in the #fireside-chat channel what they're hoping to accomplish during the session. Finishing an essay? Getting started on a new project? Tell us what you're working on!

Want to be looped in on upcoming community events? Check out our Discord server!

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What’s Going On

News you might have caught or missed.

• Google Approves Most Staff Requests to Relocate or Work Remotely
• PS5 shortage might be over as Sony secures more chips
• Amazon Faces Wider Fight Over Labor Practices

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What We’re Reading

Our favorite writing from beyond Every.

• The Unsettling Music That Drives Artistic Swimming (The New York Times)
•  The Pandemic Business Boom (The Atlantic)
• The Author, the Work, and the No. 1 Fan (The New Yorker)
• Labors of Love (Real Life)