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
“Life changes fast. Life changes in the instant. You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends.” — Joan Didion, The Year of Magical Thinking
Two long reads
These Forgotten Essays Reveal the Secrets and Dreams of Jewish Teens As Hitler Drew Near, by Kristina Gaddy for Narratively
The Lives of Others, by Lindsay Jones for Atavist Magazine
Three writing resources
💻 3 Little-Known Skills of Great Writers You Can Practice Today, by Mathias Barra
🎧 Writing Essays: Making the Personal Universal, by Sari Botton
📚 The Story Grid: What Good Editors Know, by Shawn Coyne
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