October Issue 2025 | She Writes

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The October Issue

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NYT Bestseller Catherine Newman Talks Wreck, Parenting Influencing Her Writing and the Scariest Part of Being a Writer

How to Bring Magic Into Your Creative Life

How Introverts Can Write Their Own Story (Even if Your Brain Says No!)

How Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird Helped Me During a Critical Editing Process

Writing Clean Romance in a Spicy Book World

Joy as Resistance: Writing Gay Vampires Amidst Book Bans

Ilana Masad on Beings, Archives and Genre

Penny Zang Talks Writing About Dead Women Without Romanticizing Their Death

Stephanie Perkins on Taking Care of Yourself as a Writer

Layering Emotional Complexity into a Holiday Romance

Creating Likable Characters: Using Humor to Soften a Challenging Personality

Creating Characters Worth Knowing

Why YA Deserves a Chance