Archive - Woman of Letters

The moment when your career begins

+ some very brief paywalled Jacob Savage thoughts

Dec 30, 2025 • Naomi Kanakia

Is it viable to self-publish your short fiction?

Alexander Chee is a well-regarded literary author who posted recently about the importance of submitting your stories to literary journals. He wrote:

Dec 16, 2025 • Naomi Kanakia

During my twenties, my friends would circle constantly circle around the same topic.

Dec 9, 2025 • Naomi Kanakia

Some people are bad writers, and they should be discouraged

There was once a very famous workshop that was taught by a very famous writer.

Dec 4, 2025 • Naomi Kanakia

A literary tradition that I've learned to respect

When I was younger, I loved science-fiction short stories.

Dec 2, 2025 • Naomi Kanakia

November 2025

I belong to a real book club that really exists in real life.

Nov 18, 2025 • Naomi Kanakia

How to write a short story

My opinion is that a short story should start right away with some kind of desire. Right away, from the very first line. There’s no need to be coy.

Nov 13, 2025 • Naomi Kanakia

The Literary Reputation Poll

Anglo-American edition

Nov 11, 2025 • Naomi Kanakia

The middle-aged millennial

One day Rajiv woke up and realized that he was in a Cheever story!

Nov 6, 2025 • Naomi Kanakia

America's most influential fiction journal

I have written about many fiction journals over the last few months.

Nov 4, 2025 • Naomi Kanakia

October 2025

A clarification for my haters

In the comments for my last post, someone asked, “If your country is so fascist, why aren’t you in a concentration camp?”

Oct 30, 2025 • Naomi Kanakia

The greatest 20th century fiction writer

Ernest Hemingway was the most important and influential 20th-century American fiction writer.

Oct 28, 2025 • Naomi Kanakia

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