A Writer's Diary with Charlotte Donlon
We share diary entries about writing and the writing life from Charlotte Donlon and other writers because the writing life can be a solitary life. Sometimes it’s nice to know we aren’t alone. Charlotte Donlon helps readers and clients notice how they belong to themselves, others, God, and the world. Charlotte is a writer, a spiritual director for writers, the Church Street Coffee & Books Writer-in-Residence, and the founder and host of the Our Faith in Writing podcast and website. She’s also the host of the Hope for the Lonely and A Writer’s Diary podcasts. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Curator, The Christian Century, Christianity Today, Catapult, The Millions, Mockingbird, and elsewhere. Her first book is The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other. You can subscribe to her newsletter at charlottedonlon.substack.com and connect with her on Twitter and Instagram at @charlottedonlon.Submissions for guest diary entries are open! Visit ourfaithinwriting.com for guidelines and instructions.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 5 minutes
- Episodes
- 35
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2023
Episode 35: Belief & Technique for Modern Prose or Poetry or Whatever You’re Writing
A diary entry about writing and the writing life from Charlotte Donlon.
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Episode 34: Blessings for You and Me and All Writers and Everyone
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Episode 33: The Great Belonging and Taylor Swift as Books and Not Knowing How to Be in Christian Publishing
A diary entry about writing and the writing life from Charlotte Donlon.
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Episode 32: On Considering Giving Back the Advance and Not Writing the Book
A diary entry about writing and the writing life from Charlotte Donlon.
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Episode 31: Move Closer to the Creative Work That Won't Leave You Alone
A diary entry about writing and the writing life from Charlotte Donlon.
We share diary entries about writing and the writing life from Charlotte Donlon and other writers because the writing life can b…
Episode 30: I Failed 100 Days of Creative Acts and Please Don't Make Me Create a Community
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We share diary entries about writing and the writing life from Charlotte Donlon and other writers because the writing life can b…
Episode 29: Writers Who Read: Landslide by Susan Conley (And a Few Other Thoughts)
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Episode 28: Am I Writing a Novel or Am I Writing a Memoir?
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Episode 27: Toni Morrison Says We Need to Make Our Art
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Episode 26: On Being Awake for Two Hours in the Middle of the Night
A diary entry about writing and the writing life from Charlotte Donlon.
We share diary entries about writing and the writing life from Charlotte Donlon and other writers because the writing life can b…
Episode 25: Laura Boggess: On Wintering and Running Late and the Rising Sun
A diary entry about writing and the writing life from Laura Boggess.
We share diary entries about writing and the writing life from Charlotte Donlon and other writers because the writing life can be a…
Episode 24: Laura Boggess: Reflections on the Writing Life after the Release of a New Novel
A diary entry about writing and the writing life from Laura Boggess.
We share diary entries about writing and the writing life from Charlotte Donlon and other writers because the writing life can be a…
Episode 23: Tamara Jong: On Drawing and Taking Notes
A diary entry about writing and the writing life from Tamara Jong.
We share diary entries about writing and the writing life from Charlotte Donlon and other writers because the writing life can be a s…
Episode 22: Christina Kukuk: On Borrowing Art and Finding Inspiration When the Well Is Dry
A diary entry about writing and the writing life from Christina Kukuk.
We share diary entries about writing and the writing life from Charlotte Donlon and other writers because the writing life can be…
Episode 21: Christina Kukuk: On the Struggles of Writing
A diary entry about writing and the writing life from Christina Kukuk.
Submissions for guest diary entries are open! Visit ourfaithinwriting.com for guidelines and instructions. Charlotte is currently…
Episode 20: On Sliding into a Sabbatical
A diary entry about writing and the writing life from Charlotte Donlon.
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Episode 19 (Do-over): On Claiming Your Writing Space and Claiming It Quick
A diary entry about writing and the writing life from Charlotte Donlon.
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Episode 18: On Playlists for Books and How Music Helps Us Belong to the Past, Present, and Future
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Episode 17: I Really Don't Want to Know If People Are Saying Bad Things about Me in Their Group Chats
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Episode 16: On Being Thankful for Writer Friends and Other Diary-ing Items
A diary entry about writing and the writing life from Charlotte Donlon.
We share diary entries about writing and the writing life from Charlotte Donlon and other writers because the writing life can b…