Jungle Red Writers

Jenn McKinlay:   Recently, I gave a book talk at a library. It was a packed house, standing room only, which is not always the case for the...

JENN McKINLAY:  While decluttering my desk awhile back, I found my file of rejection letters. What does it take to be published? For me, I...

JAN BROGAN: How weird is the world, when my husband, an investment banker, and I, a writer, can use the same metaphor? Not as weird as y...

HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN : I have a pal who majored in poetry in college. Drove his parents crazy. As a result, my pal was thoughtful, caring, el...

ROSEMARY: The following is an excerpt from Time.com's Helthland website. Lab participants who watch as photos of them are rejected — eve...

JAN : I just got the news: I’ve been rejected . Not by a publisher. Or an agent. Or even awards committee. I’ve been re...