The idea of starting a literary coven is so much less depressing than the idea of figuring out how to afford cool parties and impressive swag. Thank you for shifting the focus!
The key though is you have to genuinely like each other and each others works! It's only here on substack that I have for the first time found writers with similar interests to mine. Otherwise it felt like everyone i met was just aspiring to be the same cookie cutter NYC literary writer
Obsessed w this and have been thinking around this topic A LOT. Especially re: hotness, commerce, etc. Do you mind if I reference this newsletter in my own???
As someone who shudders at the word and idea of networking, I appreciate the reframing here to coven--your people, but also, your empowerment.
Literally just wrote about mine today, we just call ours a writers’ group (bc that’s what it is!).
Love this Cassie!
The idea of starting a literary coven is so much less depressing than the idea of figuring out how to afford cool parties and impressive swag. Thank you for shifting the focus!
Cassie you're brilliant <3 <3
The key though is you have to genuinely like each other and each others works! It's only here on substack that I have for the first time found writers with similar interests to mine. Otherwise it felt like everyone i met was just aspiring to be the same cookie cutter NYC literary writer
As a Wayward Writer in Ariel Gore’s most awesome literary kitchen (coven) this idea resonates!
Obsessed w this and have been thinking around this topic A LOT. Especially re: hotness, commerce, etc. Do you mind if I reference this newsletter in my own???