The Long Conversation

#15 - Restful Writing

This week, Rachel greets Dan, Nathan, and Taylor with a writing exercise: what is it like when your house is completely silent? Answering th

♥ 3 Apr 8, 2021

#16 - Specificity informs intimacy

Rachel, Nathan, and Taylor welcome Kieran O'Hare, an Every writer and editor whose recent Superorganizers profile of Dan Shipper took an ent

♥ 2 Apr 15, 2021

#17 - When the feeling stops, I’ll stop

Rachel, Dan, Nathan and Taylor welcome new Every lead writer Evan Armstrong—the new voice behind Napkin Math—to the podcast. Topics include:

♥ 2 Apr 23, 2021

#18 - Unsticking yourself (Part I)

Pulling from an anti-writer's block resource created for Every writers and readers, Rachel takes Dan and Nathan on a journey through a word

♥ 1 May 14, 2021

#19 - Welcome to another edition of Thunderdome

Rachel brings together Nathan and special guest Evan Armstrong to discuss the writing and editing processes that led to their hit pieces fro

♥ 0 May 28, 2021

How to find your writing “voice.”

Introducing The Long Conversation: The Newsletter

Chaotic Good

Or, how to stop hating yourself and start writing.

Unstuck Yourself!

Keyword brainstorming, freewriting exercises, my favorite prompts, and more ways to find your next great essay idea

Process Over Product

On letting go of “done”

The Traveling Kind

Keeping up with writing when you’re away

♥ 4 Aug 17, 2021

Re: Happiness, in pursuit thereof

Writing when everything hurts

How Writing Can Help Us With Grief and Trauma

Evidence, explanation, and exercises

Stop Getting Rejected For Dumb Stuff

Trying to get published? Avoid these mistakes!

Who are you writing for?

Write better by knowing your reader