Welcome to Inside Out, a newsletter about creative nonfiction. Every week, you’ll get inspiration and resources to help you write better.
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One great sentence
“I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead;
I lift my eyes and all is born again.” — Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
Two long reads
I Woke Up From a Coma and Couldn't Escape the Guy Pretending to Be My Boyfriend, by Brooke Knisley for Narratively
Harriet, by Tyler McAndrew for Creative Nonfiction
Three writing resources
💻 6 Best First Lines in Literature, by Lee G. Hornbrook
🎥 Creative Writing: Crafting Personal Essays with Impact, by Roxane Gay
📚 The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface, by Donald Maass
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