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The dream of having hours to write, read, and edit, emulating the kind of writer’s schedule we’ve read about in the , is not feasible for most of us. But that’s not meant to be discouraging. Rather than compare the realities of our schedules and day jobs against those of another era, let the Paris Review interviews inspire you by seeing an example of what it looks like when a writer honors their time. ⏱️

Do you honor your time? Or waste it? Read the whole piece at the link in bio.

And join us for our Tuesday night co-writing session, if scheduling writing in your calendar will help you actually do it. Link in bio for details.

Is Substack a literary utopia and the office watering hole for writers, or a distracting discourse machine with the dangling carrot of a payday most won’t see? Both, probably.

Tell us where you land in the comments. 👇

Our second installment of “Confession Album,” our author interview series on Substack, is live! We interviewed poet and writer Michael Klein (, whose latest book of essays, Happiness Ruined Everything, is just out with Galileo Press.

Link in bio to read Michael’s confessions.

We’re growing, and we’re looking for someone to grow with us. ✨

Hewes House is hiring a part-time freelance sales role that is remote, flexible, and perfect for someone who genuinely loves connecting people with resources that can change their creative life.

If you know a writer who’s been spinning their wheels, stuck on a manuscript, or just needs someone in their corner, that’s who we serve. Your job would be helping us connect with them.

DM us if you’re interested or know someone who might be. We’d love to talk. 🧡

A Reddit user wrote about their disillusionment with writing after getting an MFA. Josh and Dasha have thoughts.

If writing is your passion, nobody can take that away from you. And stalking the writing subreddit seems like an indication that it’s indeed a passion, even if you’re no longer writing. Dasha calls it “window shopping” your writing life. It might be time to save up the money and buy the damn dress. 👗 (Or get off Reddit and write instead.)

First Person Present, Season 2 Episode 8. Link in bio to watch on YouTube or listen wherever you enjoy your podcasts. 🎙️

Rose’s novel had been stalled for a long time. But then she found her Tuesday nights.

As part of the Hewes House Community subscription, Night Pages is a weekly virtual co-writing session for writers working on any project, at any stage. Every session opens with a few minutes of community, an hour and a half of independent writing, and a send-off to carry you through the week.

Just you, your work, and a room full of writers who show up every Tuesday. If your manuscript has been waiting, this might be what it’s been waiting for. ⌛️

Link in bio to join us in the Hewes House Community for $24/month.

Repair your karma, touch the crueler side of sexuality, become the center of all beauty, remind yourself to stay open, tell the world you love them… there’s nothing poetry can’t do. For National Poetry Month, Hewes House social media manager (and poet) shared with us eight of her favorite short poems.

What would you add to the list?

For more writing inspiration, head to the link in bio or follow Hewes House on Substack.

Maybe your memoir feels stuck because it needs to be fiction? Or the scene in your novel is flat because it needs the weight of something real?

Try flipping it. Freewrite from the opposite frame and see what shakes loose. We give you permission to blur the line. 〰️

Read more on the blog. Link in bio.

🌳 Ever feel like, rather than writing, you’re trudging through an endless dark forest, looking for the path out?

We’re grateful to all the Hewes House clients who have trusted our coaches to lead them out of the forest and into the light of trusting their own voice and vision. 🔦⭐️✨

Learn more about our coaching and editing services at the link in bio, or at heweshouse.com.

Can subtlety be taught or worked into a revision, or are you just turning clear prose murky?

Who are your favorite writers who embody subtlety in their work?

Josh and Dasha discuss the art of subtle writing in episode 5, season 2 of First Person Present. Tune in wherever you enjoy your podcasts. 🎧