Writing and Publishing | Katie Rose Guest Pryal

But How Did You Get Here?: From Writer to Lawyer to Professor and Back Again

by Katie | Apr 26, 2019 | Essay, Freelance Academic, Life is Long, My Books, Writing and Publishing

:: I spend a lot of time mentoring young or new writers and freelancers, and they all ask me a version of the same question: How did you get here? My path is long. My feelings are strong. And so I decided to write this story. **Author’s note: I started writing this...

I Am a Writer Because of Mary Oliver

by Katie | Jan 17, 2019 | Lady Issues, Poetry, Teaching, Writing and Publishing

:: I am a writer because, when I was a sophomore in college, I lucked into a 6-person poetry writing workshop with Mary Oliver. She forced me to reckon with every word I put down on the page. I didn’t understand what words were until that writing workshop. I was...

Medical Tests, Family History, and Toxic Men

by Katie | Jun 22, 2018 | Disability, Poetry, Writing and Publishing

:: Family history can mean a lot more than what you write on your medical forms. CW: Child Abuse, Animal Abuse I’ve been having a lot of medical tests recently to try to figure out some medical weirdness. Nothing too serious, just weirdness that keeps...

A Story and a Poem: Dora Maar and Bipolar Disorder

by Katie | May 22, 2018 | Disability, Poetry, Writing and Publishing

:: A bipolar diagnosis can create a new kind of loneliness. When I was in my early twenties, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. That’s when you’re diagnosed, if you’re lucky. BD manifests in most people then, but if you’re not lucky like I...

Welcome to the World, FALLOUT GIRL

by Katie | May 8, 2018 | Disability, My Books, Writing and Publishing

:: Fallout Girl is the hardest novel I’ve ever written. I’ve written four novels. The three full-length novels of the Hollywood Lights series (check out the whole series of books listed below), and the fourth that’s with my agent now, something...

Don’t Ever Let Go

by Katie | Apr 8, 2018 | Essay, Life is Long, Sports, Travel, Writing and Publishing

:: Every bluefisherman dreams of the bluefish blitz. It is our holy grail. Note: This is an original essay that I’m publishing for the first time here on my blog. This essay is dedicated to my father. My father is smart to bring a sleeping bag for me. He is...