Archive - book inc Journal

Too Young to Write a Memoir? (BREVITY BLOG)

In "Too Young to Write a Memoir?," published June 17 in The Brevity Blog, Memoir Incubator participant Emma Moriarty pushes back against the assumption…

8 hrs ago • book inc and Emma Brit Moriarty

Q&A with Memoirist Shanda McManus

How do you hold joy and grief on the same page? Shanda McManus answers that and more in our latest Q&A; read it now and register for her June 24 book…

Jun 11 • book inc and Weatherproof

Ask Tina: To MFA or Not MFA?

Ask Tina weighs the pros and cons of pursuing an MFA and offers lower-cost alternatives for writers seeking community, motivation, and craft…

Jun 4 • book inc

May 2026

From the Trail to the Workshop: Giving Feedback That Helps

book inc intern Emma Moriarty explores, through wilderness adventure and workshop wisdom, what it really means to give feedback that helps writers grow.

May 28 • book inc and Emma Brit Moriarty

Don’t Hide Behind the Cake (BREVITY BLOG)

In "Don't Hide Behind the Cake," published April 16 in "The Brevity Blog," book inc program director Elizabeth Jannuzzi draws a parallel between vague…

May 21 • book inc and Elizabeth Jannuzzi

Meet the Next Book Revision Lab Peer Artist Leaders

Two experienced writers, Olivia and Kaecey, discuss their relationships with revision, working across forms, and what they’re bringing to book inc’s…

May 14 • book inc, Olivia Kenney, and Kaecey McCormick

Ask Tina: What Are the Rules of Memoir Writing?

A structure-craving memoirist asks Tina for the golden rules of memoir writing and learns which ones to follow, and which ones to break.

May 7 • book inc

April 2026

Writer Spotlight: Vickie Hardin Woods

book inc writer Vickie Hardin Woods shares how she went from first-time memoirist to landing a literary agent for her pie-baking memoir.

Apr 30 • book inc

Two Ways Nature Can Unlock Your Writing

book inc intern Emma Moriarty explores, with science and personal experience, how nature and movement can unlock creativity.

Apr 23 • book inc and Emma Brit Moriarty

Writer Spotlight: Courtney Zeni

Scientist-turned-novelist Courtney Zeni shares how she landed a literary agent for her novel LIMINAL through a Virtual Pitch Fest. Firefly photo credit…

Apr 16 • book inc and Courtney Zeni

My Slow Organizational Brain (MAST YEARS)

In her "Mast Years" Substack, book inc writer Jennifer Gallo Gaites finds an unexpected parallel between a kitchen cabinet overhaul and the messy…

Apr 9 • book inc and Jennifer Gallo Gaites

Ask Tina: How to Support a Lit Mag After They Publish You

A newly published writer asks Tina how to best support the lit mag that gave them their first big break.

Apr 2 • book inc