Lit Salon

How I Sold My Book to a Big 5 Publisher

A deep-dive publishing twist-and-turn story of doggedness, intuition, nimbleness, and luck for those who like that kind of thing (with a few words of…

Jan 5 • Jeannine Ouellette

I Want to Write the Kind of Book You Read Slowly

I read for my work the way some people (hello, self) eat standing up in the kitchen—quickly, efficiently, always aware of what comes next.

Dec 15, 2025 • Jeannine Ouellette

The Moment Before the Click

Here's the thing about early judgments ... they don’t stay in the past, they become architecture. They become load-bearing

Dec 8, 2025 • Jeannine Ouellette

This Is What Makes Us Human (Hint: It Isn’t Productivity Or Opposable Thumbs)

Scientists widely agree that complex language is what makes us human.

Nov 24, 2025 • Jeannine Ouellette

Late November, Northern Latitude

Also, waitlist registration for CRAFT SCHOOL opens today!!!

Nov 17, 2025 • Jeannine Ouellette

CRAFT SCHOOL Enrollment Opens This Week!!

For early access to registration and a 10% tuition discount, join the wait list here

Nov 16, 2025 • Jeannine Ouellette

CRAFT SCHOOL is finally here! And we are so excited ...

Nov 12, 2025 • Jeannine Ouellette

Notes from a Year Without Answers

On change, loss, and moving ahead one word at a time

Nov 10, 2025 • Jeannine Ouellette

The Astonishing Power of Writing Tiny

Six weeks of writing microflash--starts Wednesday, November 5!

Nov 3, 2025 • Jeannine Ouellette

To the Daughter With Ink On Her Hands

Lir Salon on the struggle of writing about our mothers

Oct 20, 2025 • Jeannine Ouellette

Maybe It's Me Who's The Ghost

Lit Salon on the loneliness of marriage and whether we can write our lives in a whole new direction

Oct 13, 2025 • Jeannine Ouellette

Exhausted in Indiana

Lit Salon takes on the question, "What if I just don't have any talent?"

Sep 29, 2025 • Jeannine Ouellette

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